Jubaland News
Discover the latest in Jubaland with The Somali Digest's Jubaland News category. Our dedicated section brings you up-to-date coverage of events and developments in Jubaland. From political news to socio-economic updates, our Jubaland News provides insightful reporting and analysis to keep you informed about this critical region of Somalia.
Mogadishu Says the Gedo Blast Came From Inside the House
DOOLOW, SOMALIA – The federal government's answer to the explosion that wrecked General Mahad Abdirahman Aden's compound in the Gedo...
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Doolow Wakes to an Air Strike No Government Will Claim
DOOLOW, SOMALIA – An aircraft struck the compound of General Mahad Abdirahman Aden, the former commander of the Somali Custodial...
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Abdirashid Janan Walks His Federal Forces Back to Jubaland
BELED HAWO, SOMALIA – Abdirashid Janan assembled the federal forces under his command at a military camp on the edge...
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Ahmed Madobe Completes Washington’s Tour Around Mogadishu
NAIROBI, KENYA – The commander of American special operations forces in Africa met Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe in Nairobi on...
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AFRICOM Lands in Mogadishu With a Message Villa Somalia Did Not Want
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The head of AFRICOM flew into Halane on Thursday to talk about al-Shabaab. He left having talked...
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A Lower Juba Raid Cannot Mask Somalia’s Deepening Al-Shabaab Problem
KISMAYO, SOMALIA – A Lower Juba raid killed sixteen al-Shabaab fighters this week, and two of them were senior commanders....
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Puntland and Jubaland Walk Away From Mogadishu’s Election Talks
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Puntland and Jubaland walked out of Mogadishu's election talks this week, and no committee has stepped in...
Read moreDetailsPuntland and Jubaland Boycott Turkish Mediation Over Ankara’s Tilt to Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – On Tuesday, Puntland and Jubaland refused to join election talks that Turkish intelligence officials convened in Mogadishu....
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Jubaland and Puntland Unite Against Villa Somalia as Federal Rift Deepens
KISMAYO, SOMALIA – Two of Somalia's most powerful regional presidents have turned on Villa Somalia in the same week. They...
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Hassan Sheikh Plans Kismayo Visit to Leader He Tried to Oust
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is reportedly planning to visit Kismayo this week for a meeting with Jubaland...
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Ali Wajis Tells the Defence Minister That the Government’s Critics Should Be Killed
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – An adviser to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told a gathering of senior officials on Sunday 6 September,...
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