April 13, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somalia And The UAE Agree Upon Diverse Cooperation(SONNA)
  • Six People Die Of Disease And Hunger In Eldibir Mudug Region(Goobjoog News)
  • No Word On UAE Naval Base Deal As President Returns From Abu Dhabi(Goobjoog News)
  • Somali National Army Celebrates 57th Anniversary(SONNA)
  • Somali President Vows to Eradicate Militants As He Offers Peace Talks(VOA News)
  • A Place Called Home(AFP)
April 13, 2017 | Morning Headlines

April 12, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Government Forces Capture Several Militants In Lower Shabelle (Garowe Online)
  • Somaliland Arrests Members Of A Newly Formed Religious Group In Hargeisa (Hiiraan Online)
  • Somali Armed Forces Day Being Marked In Mogadishu (Jowhar.com)
  • Somali Pirate Leader Missing After Attempted Hijack(VOA News)
  • 9 Sailors Of Indian Ship Kidnapped By Somali Pirates Rescued (NDTV)
  • Remembering Somalia: Guns Poverty And Hospitality (Middle East Monitor)

April 12, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • ICAO President Denies Reports That Somali Airspace Will Be Transferred (Hiiraan Online)
  • Senators Unanimously Vote To Endorse Rules Of Procedure (Goobjoog News)
  • Somali PM Inspects Government Offices In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
  • Indian Cargo ship Freed By Pirates But Nine Hostages Missing (Daily Nation)
  • Emergency Directors Visit Baidoa And Kismaayo To Assess Humanitarian Needs Of Drought Victims (UNSOM)
  • The UAE Is Expanding Its Influence In The Horn Of Africa By Funding Ports And Military Bases (Quartz Africa)
April 12, 2017 | Morning Headlines

April 11, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Security Minister Warns Police Officer Against Soliciting Bribes (Goobjoog News)
  • Galmudug And ASWJ To Hold Talks In Mogadishu (Markacadeey.com)
  • Southwest President Orders His Forces To Reopen Al-Shabaab Controlled Roads For Aid Access (Goobjoog News)
  • Inside Somaliland Where Drought Threatens Starvation (CTV News)
  • Somali Entrepreneurs Launch First Taxi Hailing App In Somalia (Biztech Africa)
  • Three Reasons For Optimism In Somalia (The Conversation)

April 11, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • KDF Soldiers Kill 15 Shabaab Terrorists In Dawn Attack(Daily Nation)
  • New Batch Of UAE-trained Soldiers Graduate In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
  • ISWA President Lambasts Al-Shabaab For Its Refusal To Allow Food Aid Reach Drought Victims (Jowhar.com)
  • Somalia Forces Take Over Boat Seized By Pirates (VOA News)
  • BBC Somali Launches TV News Programme (BBC)
  • Drought Took Their Animals And Land – Now Hunger Is Taking Somalia’s Children (The Guardian)
April 11, 2017 | Morning Headlines

April 10, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Somali Military Academy Attacked 5 Dead (SBS News/Associated Press)
  • President Farmaajo Off To UAE As Pressure Builds Over Naval Base And Ports Deals (Goobjoog News)
  • Car Bomb Kills Government Worker In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
  • NISA UAE-Trained Forces Clash In Mogadishu (jowhar.com)
  • 13 People Killed In Clan Clashes In Sool Region (Goobjoog News)
  • China Navy Says It Foiled Pirate Attack On Ship Off Somalia (The Globe & Mail)
  • What Donald Trump Order On Somalia Means (Daily Nation)

April 10, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Information Minister Yarisow Sends  Officials Home(Goobjoog News)
  • Ahlu Sunna Welcomes Delay Of Galmudug Election (Shabelle News)
  • Brief Hijacking Shows Return Of Piracy To Somalia Coast(Associated Press)
  • AMISOMKDF Forces Foil Al-Shabaab Attack In Kuday Somalia Kill Top Commander (The Star)
  • Somali Pirates  Are Back In Business(Foreign Policy)
April 10, 2017 | Morning Headlines

April 7, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • New Mogadishu Air And Seaport Managers NISA Deputy Named (Jowhar.com)
  • Vegetable Prices Shoot Up In Mogadishu As Drought Ravages The Country (Goobjoog News)
  • Operations Against Al-Shabaab Underway In Lower Shabelle A Day After A Deadly Landmine Explosion(Hiiraan Online)
  • Al-Shabaab Commander Surrenders In Middle Shabelle Hours After President Farmajo’s Amnesty For Militants (Kismaayo24)
  • Displaced Pastoralists In Somalia Flee Drought (VOA)
  • Somali Journalist Kidnapped And Tortured Impunity Continues (Reporters Without Borders)
  • UN And EU Urge Vigilance As Somali Pirates Return (EuroAsia Review)

April 7, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somalia Roadside Blast Kills At Least 19 bus passengers (Associated Press)
  • Pirates Reportedly Hijack Another Boat Off Somali Coast (Hiiraan Online)
  • Bosaso Port Deal To Be Struck Today In Abu Dhabi (Jowhar.com)
  • Somalia Leader Declares Country A War zone Replaces Chiefs (Associated )
  • Dubai’s P&O Ports Wins $336 mln Port Concession In Somalia’s Puntland (Reuters  Africa)
  • As Somali Bombings Spike An Unlikely Saviour Steps Forward (Gulf Times)
April 7, 2017 | Morning Headlines

April 6, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Sanbaloolshe Returns To Intelligence Mogadishu Mayor Axed In Security Shake-up (Goobjoog News)
  • Bodies of Somali Refugees Killed In Yemen Attack Yet To Be Buried As Families Seek Answers (Goobjoog News)
  • Turkey Condemns Bomb Attack In Somali Capital (Shabelle News)
  • Bomb Blast Near KM-4 Junction In Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
  • Galmudug Wraps Up Registration Of Candidates Vying For The Region’s Presidency (Jowhar.com)
  • Somali Prime Minister UAE Ambassador Discuss Relief Efforts In Dealing With Severe Drought Crisis (Emirates News Agency)
  • UPDF Soldiers Given Medals In Somalia(Daily Monitor)
  • President Trump Must Rethink Decision To Escalate U.S. Military Involvement In Somalia (Cleveland.com)