January 27, 2015 | Morning Headlines.

Key Headlines

Puntland presidential guards stage strike over salary (Garowe Online)
Southwest State opened reconciliation conference in Afgoye (Radio Goobjoog)
Jubaland leader calls on Somalis abroad to return(Garowe Online)
Food aid distributed in parts of Middle Shabelle (Radio Bar-kulan)
Puntland approves its school curriculum (Radio Dalsan)
Mogadishu mayor hails Turkey’s development projects in Somalia(Radio Bar-kulan)
Former Somalia president announces new charity organization in UK(Somali Current)
Police seize smuggled food (Star)
Somali shop owner’s case postponed (SABC)

Galmudug to fine vehicles bearing Puntland number plates (Radio Goobjoog)
13-yr old rape victim compensated for $500 rapists still at large in Mogadishu (Somali Update)
Mogadishu hospital named after Turkish President (Radio Dalsan)
Turkey’s president pledges to construct 10000 new houses in Mogadishu (Radio Goobjoog)
Sierra Leone troops in Somalia return home safely (Al Shahid)
Federal MP dies in Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
Turkey sees extensive efforts in Somalia sprouting fresh hope (Daily Sabah)
Somalia S.Sudan await admission to the EAC (The East African)
Somali shopkeeper back in court over teen murder (SABC)
Turkish president pledges more investment for war-torn Somalia (AFP/Yahoo News)
Foreign traders in South Africa thank networks for their success (Hiiraan Online/Business Day)

Turkish President opens refurbished Mogadishu airport (Radio Bar-Kulan)
Pistol wielding men murder a student in Mogadishu (Radio Goobjoog)
Somaliland administration seizes ship carrying military hardware at the Berbera port (Radio Dalsan)
Somali President meets with Saudi Arabia’s new King (Somali Current)
Puntland Democratization Minister resigns (Garowe Online)
QC projects benefit 680000 in Somalia (Peninsula Qatar)
Turkish president inaugurates hospital in Somalia (Anadolu Agency)
IGAD says terror attacks won’t deter efforts to stabilize Somalia (Xinhua News/Hiiraan Online)
Turkish president in Somalia to launch development projects (AP/Townhall)

Somali president says: “Al-Shabaab Seek To Thrive On Headlines: Tomorrow We Will Give You Better Headlines” (Al Shahid)
Somali President says Al Shabaab attack will not scare them (Radio Bar-Kulan)
Measles affects many people in Mahadaay (Radio Danan)
Puntland condemns Somaliland leader’s visit to Lasanod (Radio Danan)
Somali PM condemns Al Shabaab attack (Radio Bar-Kulan)
Jowhar clashes cause farmers to flee (Radio Ergo)
Somali elders defy al-Shabaab order to stay away from Central State conference (Sabahi Online)
Mogadishu locked down ahead of Erdogan visit (Anadolu Agency)
Erdogan delays Somalia trip to attend Saudi king’s funeral (Reuters)
Somalia president hails Turkey’s ‘remarkable support’ (World Bulletin)
Calgary police working to recruit more officers from city’s Somali community (Metro News)

Al Shabaab claims Mogadishu attack (Radio Bar-Kulan)
Middle Shabelle administration sent police forces to intervene between clan militias
(Radio Goobjoog)
New UN Deputy Special Representative for Somalia arrives in Mogadishu to support peace and state-building (Somali Current)
Huge inferno in refugee camp destroys property (Radio Bar-kulan)
The mayor of Buulo-Burde denies accusations of mismanaging food aid (Radio Goobjoog)
Mogadishu attack: Erdogan to go ahead with Somalia visit (Anadolu News Agency)
At least 23 killed in Somalia clan violence (AFP/Hiraan Online)
Germany supports strengthening of Somali language (German Embassy/Hiraan Online)

Buulo-Burde commissioner and mayor arrested for allegedly mismanaging food aid (Radio Goobjoog)
Food aid to be distributed in El-Buur soon (Radio Danan)
Nine children die from measles in Middle Shabelle (Garowe Online)
Somali President calls for an investigation into alleged death threats against Auditor General (Radio Danan)
Puntland government frees detained web editor (Radio Garowe)
Body of Mogadishu businessman found days after disappearance (Radio Bar-Kulan)
Somali children crossing into Kenya to get education (Capital FM)
Xenophobia rears its head again: Looting shooting dying in Soweto (Daily Maverick)
UN Says 826 Somali refugees return home from Kenya (Xinhua News/Hiraan Online)
Somali Islamist militants praise strikes at ‘heart of Crusader’ (Reuters)

Anniversary of scripting of Somali language marked in Mogadishu (Radio Bar-Kulan)
Roadside bomb in Kismayo (Radio RBC)
Puntland security agencies thwart armed road blockers(Radio Bar-kulan)
National Security Agency warns Mogadishu residents of blocking suburban roads(Radio Goobjoog)
Puntland Govt blacklists Garowe Online amid media censorship (Garowe Online)
Kenya’s role in hosting refugees not appreciated says Swiss envoy( Daily Nation)
Somalia’s Shebab urge more jihadi attacks in Europe (AFP/Yahoo News)
Reflecting a changing community Columbia Heights police hire Somali Ethiopian officers
(Star Tribune)
The Antidote To Minn. terror recruitment seeks funding (CBS Local)

Himan-Heb state announces the arrival of the technical committee and the opening of state formation conference (Radio Goobjoog)
East and Central African journalists’ peace operations talks underway (Radio RBC)
Puntland hosts historic climate change conference in Garowe (Somali Current)
Elder Ahmed Diiriye calls for MPs to fear Allah and approve upcoming cabinet (Radio Danan)
750 Somali refugees set to return home (Radio Bar-Kulan)
Somali forces tighten security in Mogadishu (Sabahi Online)
Refugees in Kenyan camps hail resumption of food rations (Sabahi Online)
Somali children still vulnerable despite signing of UN convention (Shanghai Daily/Xinhua)

Media Association of Puntland condemns Telecom Company’s blocking of 5 Websites (Garowe Online)
Somali elders caution parliament not to block new cabinet (Radio Bar-Kulan)
MP Sandhere urges the PM not to re-appoint the previous ministers into his cabinet (Radio Goobjoog)
SNA troops occupy school in Marka (Radio Danan)
Ten killed in tribal clashes in Hiran (Radio Bar-Kulan /Radio Goobjoog)
Measles outbreak in parts of Gedo region being handled effectively (Radio Goobjoog)
Senators tour Mandera crime hotspots (Daily Nation)
Millions in UN Somalia aid diverted; hints that some went to terrorists (Fox News)
US sending MRAPS to Somalia for African Union mission (Stars & Stripes)

Lower Shabelle administration investigating the killing of Afgoye mayor (Radio Goobjoog)
Security beefed up in Mogadishu ahead of Turkish President visit (Horseed Media)
Ahlu Sunnah accepts the location for Central State formation conference (Radio Goobjoog)
Bula Burte authorities capture boats claiming they belong to Al-Shabaab (Radio Danan)
The administration of Bula Burte denies allegations about food aid (Radio Goobjoog)
Somali opposition lawmakers welcome cabinet recall (Sabahi Online)
NCIC mulling over amnesty for Kenyan youths in the Al-Shabaab (Star Kenya)
Government of Somalia ratifies UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNICEF)
Somali PM faces huge task to form a cabinet accepted by parliament (Xinhua News/Hiiraan Online)
Twin Cities-based Somali youth group seeks funding for expansion (MPR News)