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GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Six million people in Somalia, about one-third of the population, are facing acute hunger or worse as drought, conflict, displacement, rising food and fuel prices and declining humanitarian assistance deepen the…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Somalia’s National Higher Education Commission has opened a two-day consultation with university leaders in Mogadishu as the country moves to introduce tougher standards for assessing the quality of higher…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: The National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) has formally accepted a Supreme Court ruling annulling the results of the July 30 Galmudug elections and said it will announce a new date for…
ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) — Leaders of the World Health Organization (WHO) and African Union (AU) have called for African-led health sovereignty to end the continent’s historical dependence on external financing. The 76th Session of the WHO…
GOOBJOOG NEWS|HARGEISA: Somaliland authorities have announced the results of this year’s national certificate examinations for Grade 12 secondary school students and Grade 8 intermediate school students, recording pass rates of 99.8% and…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Political divisions and weak cooperation between Somalia’s federal government and its member states are creating security gaps that have helped Somali piracy make a comeback, according to a new analysis by the…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Somalia has urged Chinese companies and investors to explore opportunities in the country as Mogadishu seeks to expand trade, investment and private-sector cooperation with Beijing. Deputy Prime Minister Salah…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | GALKAYO: Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has visited the Dhinowda area in eastern Mudug, where drought, climate change and advancing sand have placed growing pressure on communities and livestock. Deni’s visit comes…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | NAIROBI: A senior U.S. diplomat has held talks with Somalia’s ambassador in Nairobi on bilateral relations and Washington’s support for Somalia’s security efforts, including the fight against Al-Shabaab. Ruth Anne Stevens…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Somalia is preparing to assume greater responsibility for its justice institutions and prison services following the conclusion of support provided by the United Nations Transition Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS),…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Somalia will seek to turn its membership of the East African Community into greater trade, investment and job opportunities, Commerce and Industry Minister Jamal Mohamed Hassan has said. Speaking at the East…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowment has submitted a bill to the Federal Parliament seeking to establish a National Council of Somali Scholars, in a move aimed at creating a formal framework for…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | CAIRO: Somalia’s ambassador to Egypt and permanent representative to the Arab League, Ali Abdi Aware, has met the leader of the Northeastern State, Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali Firdhiye, during his visit to Egypt, as Mogadishu…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: The National Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Agency has received more than 2,500 medical supplies and medicines intended to support Somali citizens returning to the country. The supplies were handed over…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Somalia has completed a training programme for officers of its national armed forces, as efforts continue to strengthen military skills, leadership and professional standards within the army. The closing ceremony…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | BAIDOA: Southwest State leader Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe, has opened a conference aimed at improving the region’s education system, with a focus on teaching quality, teacher training and access for children and young…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has chaired the first meeting of Somalia’s National Committee for Skills Development and Job Creation, as the government steps up efforts to equip young people with skills that…
GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Supreme Court has annulled the results of the July 30 parliamentary and local council elections in Galmudug State and ordered fresh polls, dealing a major setback to the recently concluded electoral…
GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a new phase of the Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme (ADRiFi) in Somalia, backed by nearly $19 million to strengthen the country’s capacity to prepare for and…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has met Somalia’s 10 highest-performing high-school graduates and pledged greater support for talented students seeking to continue their education. The president hosted the…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: The Speaker of Somalia’s House of the People and members of parliament have agreed on measures aimed at strengthening the unity and independence of the legislature following a meeting in Mogadishu. The agreement…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Somalia and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have discussed plans to strengthen support for the country’s livestock sector and improve the resilience of pastoral communities facing…
GOOBJOOG NEWS|GAROWE: The Puntland Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced the results of this year’s Grade 12 certificate examinations, with 92% of candidates recording a pass. According to figures released by the…
GOOBJOOG NEWS|BAIDOA: South West State Security Minister Osman Isaaq Mohamed has called on Kenya to arrest former regional president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen and hand him over to Somali authorities, escalating tensions following…
GOOBJOOG NEWS|MARKA: An armed group affiliated with the self-declared “Southeast Somalia” administration has entered Marka, the capital of Lower Shabelle region, and raised its flag at key locations in the city, according to local reports.…
Six armed piraSomali pirates hijacked an oil products tanker off Yemen, a Somali maritime security official said, the latest in a resurgence of piracy that has seen six commercial vessels seized since April across the Gulf of Aden and…
GOOBJOOG NEWS|BAY: An Al-Shabaab fighter has surrendered to Somali National Army forces during a military operation in the Yaaq-Doomaar area of Bay region, according to the military. The surrender occurred as the 161st Battalion of the…
GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Close to 10 people have been injured in clashes between government security forces and residents protesting the demolition of homes in the Tookiyo neighbourhood of Mogadishu’s Yaaqshiid district, according to local…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: Somali local defence forces have killed two Al-Shabaab commanders in separate operations in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, the Ministry of Defence said. The operations were carried out in the Daaru-Nicma and…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | GAALKACYO: Fighting between two clan-based militias has broken out in the Buula Bacley neighbourhood of Gaalkacyo, leaving at least one person dead and several others injured, according to local reports. The fighting, which…