Regional Leaders Front Joint Efforts As Drought Plunges Millions Into Hunger 23 February – Source: Goobjoog News- 280 Words Regional heads of states and governments have vowed to a joint approach towards the ongoing drought in the East and Horn of Africa which the UN estimates is affecting upwards of 12 million people. In a […]

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• Al-Shabaab Cannot Match The Will And Power Of 12 Million Somalis: President Farmaajo (Goobjoog News)
• Somali President Pledges To Create Jobs For The Youth (Goobjoog News)
• Somalia’s New  Leader Inaugurated Vowing To Restore Dignity (Associated Press)
• Uhuru Assures New Somalia President Kenya’s Support In Rebuilding Nation (The Star)
• Somalia’s Diaspora Poets Step Into The Mainstream (CNN)

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• Mogadishu On Lockdown Ahead of President Farmaajo’s Inauguration (Garowe Online)
• Coastal City Of Kismayu Hosts Inaugural Book Fair  (Goobjoog News)
• MP Opposes Appointment Of HirShabelle Cabinet (Shabelle News)
• UN Expresses Concern Over Lasting Drought In Somalia (Xinhua)
• AU Trains Military Officers On Gender Human Rights In Somalia (Xinhua)
• Somalia Faces Unprecedented Drought (VOA)

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• IMF Urges Somalia To Clear Arrears And Take Concrete Action To Reform Economy (Bloomberg)
• Three Women Appointed Ministers In 52 Member HirShabelle State Cabinet (Goobjoog News)
• Gunmen Kill Prominent Elder In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
• Death Toll Rises To 39 In Mogadishu Blast (VOA)
• AMISOM Shells Al-Shabaab Combatants Near Qoryoley Southern Somalia (Intelligence Brief)
• Drought in Somalia: Time Is Running Out (Al Jazeera)

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• Blast  In Somalia Kills 34 In Mogadishu Market Place (Associated Press)
• Somali President Calls On AMISOM To Expedite Operations Against Al-Shabaab (Goobjoog News)
• President Farmaajo Visits Victims Of Bomb Blast Announces USD$100 Thousand Reward For Information Leading To Bomb Plots (Hiiraan Online)
• Two Arrested In Connection To The Killing Of Former Spokesman Of Himin And Heeb Administration(Goobjoog News)
• UN Agency Seeks 825 Mln USD For Somali Aid (Xinhua)
• Somalia A Great Example To Rest Of Africa (Daily Nation)

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• Three Killed In Mortar Attack Near Presidential Palace In Somalia (Xinhua)
• Farmaajo Announces Interim Staff After Taking Reins At Villa Somalia (Hiiraan Online)
• No Retirement Deal For Hassan Sheikh Mohamud As State Officers Benefits Bill Still Hangs In Parliament (Goobjoog News)
• Kenya Hails Peaceful Presidential Polls In Somalia (Xinhua)
• Families Struggle To Survive Drought In North Eastern Somalia (BBC)
• Somalia’s New Leader Faces Delicate Balancing Act (Mail Online)

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• Somalia Suspends Flights To Mogadishu On Inauguration Day (Garowe Online)
• Social Activist Abdimalik Coldon Arrested In Somaliland Over President Farmaajo’s Support (Goobjoog News)
• Second Elder In Two days Shot Dead In Mogadishu (Hiiran Online)
• Progress Expected In Somalia After Election: AU Mission (Xinhua)
• Ethiopian President Lauds Defense Forces For Fight Against Al-Shabaab (Africa News)
• Somalia Presidential Elections: Is Democracy Emerging? (Prospect Magazine)

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• Galmudug Forces Engage In Deadly Gunfight With Al-Shabaab In Central Somalia (Garowe Online)
• Somalia Dismisses Somaliland-UAE Military Base Deal (Goobjoog News)
• Late former Puntland President Honoured With State Funeral In Bosaso (Garowe Online)
• Global Charity Group Warns Of Famine In Somalia (Xinhua)
• UNHCR Repatriates 4753 Somali Refugees In 2 Weeks (China.org)
• Will New Reformer Somali President Overcome The Huge Challenges? (The East African)

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• Puntland Military Court Sentences Alleged Al-Shabaab Members To Death(Goobjoog News)
• President Farmaajo Urged To Appoint A Competent PM (Shabelle News)
• Three Female Journalists Allegedly Beaten By Police In Hargeisa (Goobjoog News)
• Visiting UN Official Calls For Respect Of Human Rights During Military Operations (UNSOM)
• Somalia Sees Hope On The Horizon But US Partnership Is Needed (The Hill)

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• Free Media Vital For Open Governance-President Farmaajo (Goobjoog News)
• Heavy Fighting Between SNA And Al-Shabaab In Hiiraan (Goobjoog News)
• Farmaajo Meets Former President At Villa Somalia Ahead Of Inauguration (Garowe Online)
• Somaliland Agrees To UAE Military Base In Northern Port *(Associated Press)
• Somalia Says It Will Resume Printing Currency Soon (VOA)
• Kenya May Have To Study Somalia’s New President More (Daily Nation)