Child marriage on the rise in Horn of Africa as drought crisis intensifies Storyline:National News GOOBJOOG NEWS|NAIROBI: Girls as young as twelve are being forced into child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at “alarming rates” in the Horn of Africa, as the most severe… 5 mins read
1 min read Storyline:National News EU announces close to €140m for economic, political reforms in Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS|BRUSSELS: The EU will inject close to 140 million euros to Somalia this year to support political and economic reforms and bolster the country’s resilience in light of adverse climate…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Drought, famine-like conditions mar Somalia’s 62nd birthday GOOBJOOG NEWS|WASHINGTON DC: Somalis across the world marked 62 years of independence Friday with little jubilation and much concern about a future blackened by drought, food shortages, and inflation. The…
1 min read Storyline:World Turkey and Armenia agree to open common border for third-country nationals GOOBJOOG NEWS|ANKARA: The governments of Turkey and Armenia have agreed to allow nationals from other countries- but not yet their own- to cross the border between the two nations, the…
2 mins read Storyline:Security, World KDF soldiers kill 10 suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Kenya’s Boni Forest GOOBJOOG NEWS|LAMU: The Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers have killed ten suspected Al-Shabaab militants during an operation carried out between Sarira and Kolbio areas in Boni Forest, near the Lamu-Somalia…