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27/04/2024

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Salaam Bank Uganda has been named the Best New Islamic Bank in 2023 at the esteemed Islamic Finance News (IFN) Global Awards 2024. This accolade was given in recognition of…

24/01/2024

UK Announces Additional £5m Support for Somali Security Forces

The UK Government has announced a new round of funding for the Somali Security Forces to bolster their operations and build their capacity to fight against the militant group Al-Shabaab.…

23/01/2024

We Have no Intentions of Going to War with Ethiopia – President Mohamud

GOOBJOOG NEWS|DOHA: Somalia will not go to war with Ethiopia over the recent controversial MoU with the break-away region of Somalia, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said. Speaking during a…

23/01/2024

Somalia’s Mohamed Yahya to Head UN Humanitarian Work in Pakistan

GOOBJOOG NEWS|NEW YORK: Somali national Mohamed Yahya has been appointed as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Pakistan. According to a statement from the UN, Yahya who has worked in…

21/01/2024

Ethnic Killings in One Sudan City Left Up To 15,000 Dead, UN Report Says

UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO (Reuters) – Between 10,000 and 15,000 people were killed in one city in Sudan’s West Darfur region last year in ethnic violence by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and…

18/01/2024

Somalia Rejects AU Mediation on Row with Ethiopia, Demands Apology and Cancellation of MoU

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia has dismissed calls by the African Union Peace and Security Council for dialogue with Ethiopia over the recent signing of an MoU with the break-away Somaliland, which…

18/01/2024

Official Statement on the Compromise of GOOBJOOG NEWS X Account

Dear Valued Audience and the General Public, We trust this message finds you well. The Editorial Board and Management of Goobjoog Media Group are compelled to bring to your attention…

28/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Five out of 11 government officials accused of corruption were this morning sentence to varying jail terms ranging from one to nine years. The Court sitting in Mogadishu de…

27/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOMBASA: Lawyers representing a Kenyan businessman reported to have been behind a cache of weapons seized last on May this year at Mogadishu port has gone missing. The lawyer, Jared M…

27/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The US embassy in Mogadishu has dismissed claims by Al-Shabaab that a US airstrike killed civilians in central Somalia noting that the militant group is spreading propagand…

26/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The U.S. has signaled support for Somalia’s request to the UN Security Council to delay the withdrawal of African Union troops by three months. Speaking during an exclusive…

26/09/2023

By ASSOCIATED PRESS YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said Tuesday that at least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 others injured by an explosion at a gas statio…

25/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Federal Parliament leadership has appointed 14 legislators to represent the country in a Friendship Committee with the parliaments of Qatar and Kuwait. According to a j…

25/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|DJIBOUTI: U.S Defence Secretary Austin Lloyd has lauded Somalia’s war against Al-Shabaab and pledged his country’s continued support in the fight against terrorism. Lloyd made the rem…

23/09/2023

GOOBJOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia’s external debt will drop to a historic low of $600 million by the end of this year as the Horn of Africa nation reaches the final phase of the debt relief process, …

21/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|DHUSAMAREB: Speakers of the Federal Parliament have this morning landed in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug state to join President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in bolstering support for …

19/09/2023

By The European Union executive has temporarily suspended funding for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia, two senior EU officials told Reuters on Monday, after a U.N. investigation found wid…

18/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|ADDIS ABABA: The African Union Peace and Security Council has warned that Al-Shabaab may take advantage of the expected withdrawal of 3,000 ATMIS forces unless it is done equitably. T…

18/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|BAKOOL: The Ethiopian government has dismissed claims by Al-Shabaab that killed over 100 soldiers during fighting in Bakool region. Ethiopia’s ambassador to Somalia Mukhtar Mohamed Wa…

17/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADSHU: Somalia has rolled out the issuance of biometric national IDs in a first marking a major milestone in citizen identification and the fight against terrorism. President Hassa…

12/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|DHUSAMAREB: The Galmudug state government has dismissed accusations that its regional forces were involved in fighting in a border town on the Ethiopian side. Information Miniter Absh…

11/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Deputy Chief of Defence Forces General Abdullahi Hussein Irro has reiterated calls for Somalis living in Al-Shabaab-controlled areas to move noting the military will be car…

11/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The UN children’s agency, UNICEF has raised the red flag over increasing deaths of children in Somalia due to landmines. In a statement following recent deaths, UNICE…

08/09/2023

By REUTERS KAMPALA, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Uganda has killed more than 560 members of an Islamic State-allied rebel group since launching operations against them in December 2021, President Yower…

07/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|GALAGADUD: Three Al-Shabaab leaders in Galmudug state were killed in a military operation Wednesday night, the Somali government has said. A statement from the Ministry of Information…

07/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|GALGADUD: Clan militia locally known as Ma’awisley will now lead most of the military operations in central Somalia as the national army provides reinforcements, military sources have…

07/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|GALAGADUD: Three family members have been killed and two other people injured in an IED explosion in Galgadud region amid reports that the militant group Al-Shabaab planted the device…

05/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Women entrepreneurs in Somalia will benefit from entrepreneurial training thanks to the launch of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE). The U.S. embassy in Mogadishu an…

05/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|HARARDHERE: When the Somali National Army backed by allied clan militia captured the historic port city of Harardhere in central Somalia in mid-January this year, the city looked deso…

03/09/2023

GOOBJOOG NEWS|HIIRAAN: President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is today expected to leave Dhusamareb in Galmudug state where he has been overseeing the war for about a month and head south-west to Mahas as…