February 9, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo Declared Somalia President (Aljazeera)
  • Phones Confiscated From MPs Senators Ahead Of Historic Vote (Hiiraan Online)
  • No “Band Aid” Solution To Rehabilitating Former Child Soldiers Activist Warns (United Nations Radio)
  • Grand Island Man Elected President Of Somalia (The Buffalo News)
  • Wary Somali Refugees Pack For Trip To US … Again (Yahoo News/ AFP)
February 9, 2017 | Morning Headlines

February 8, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Lawmakers Make Way To Polling Centre Total Shut Down In Mogadishu As Nation Holds Breath For New Leader (Goobjoog News)
  • Six Killed In Dawn Attack On A Hotel In Bossaso  (Goobjoog News)
  • Security Crackdown Underway Near Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
  • Somalia Faces Presidential Election Under Threat Of Attack (Associated Press)
  • Somali Elections: Mogadishu Traffic Ban Ahead Of Presidential Vote (BBC)
  • Somaliland: The Inflation Vs Mobile Money Banking Fiasco (Hiiraan Online)

February 8, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Explosions Mortar Attacks Rock Mogadishu Ahead Of Elections (Hiiraan Online)
  • President Mohamud Is Not Kenyan Aide Says (Radio Dalsan)
  • Faroole Bows Out As Candidates Work Out The Numbers Less Than 24 Hours To Poll (Goobjoog News)
  • Graft Threats As Somalia Faces Historic Presidential Vote  (Associated Press)
  • AU Forces Kill 4 Al-Shabaab Militants In Central Somalia (Xinhua)
  • Failed State Fame Haunts Somalia’s Steps Toward Democracy (Bloomberg)
February 8, 2017 | Morning Headlines

February 7, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Presidential Candidates Meet Ahead Of Elections (Hiiraan Online)
  • Voting For Somaliland’s Last Two Upper House Seats To Be Held  In Mogadishu Today (Jowhar.com)
  • Government Announces Two Days Holiday As MPs Gather Wednesday To Elect New President (Goobjoog News)
  • AU Mission In Somalia Seeks An End To The Use Of Child Soldiers In Armed Conflict (AMISOM)
  • Invest In Modern Equipment And Training To Counter The Threat Of IEDs Says AU Special Representative To Somalia (AMISOM)
  • Fueled By Bribes Somalia’s Election Seen As Milestone Of Corruption (New York Times)

February 7, 2017 | Morning Headlines.

Key Headlines

  • Security Beefed Up In Mogadishu Ahead Of Wednesday’s Presidential Elections. (Nep Journal)
  • Vote For Jubbaland Seat Continues To Be Marred By Controversy Confusion (Hiiraan Online)
  • Somalia Suspends Flights To Mogadishu On Election Day (Garowe Online)
  • Somalia Presidential Hopefuls Make ;Last Vote Pitch In First-ever TV Debate (Reuters)
  • Somalia Says Preparation For Presidential Polls Complete (Xinhua)
  • Will Landmark Gang-rape Case Spur Change In attitudes In Puntland? (CNN)
February 7, 2017 | Morning Headlines.

February 6, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Somali Presidential Candidates To Seek Public Endorsement In TV Debate Today (Goobjoog News)
  • Business Slows In Mogadishu As Initial Road Closures Begin Ahead Of Official Lockdown (Goobjoog News)
  • We’re In Mogadishu To Witness The Political Transition Set To Happen In The Coming Days Says Puntland President (Jowhar.com)
  • CCTV Cameras Installed On Some Key Roads In Mogadishu (Jowhar.com)
  • AMISOM Uganda Military Contingent Holds Free Medical Camp In Mogadishu (AMISOM)
  • Discontent Not Religion Draws People To Al-Shabaab – Study ( The Star Kenya)

February 6, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somalia Changes Presidential Election Venue Citing Transparency Concerns (VOA)
  • Major Roads In Mogadishu To Be Closed Tomorrow Ahead Of Feb 8 Presidential Poll (Goobjoog News)
  • Somali Police Foil Bomb Attack In Beledweyne (Hiiraan Online)
  • Somali Commandos Detain Police Officer In Leego Area (Shabelle News)
  • Somalia On Brink Of  Another Famine United Nations Warns (Globe & Mail)
  • Somali Presidential Polls Are On Course Oversight Election Committee Affirms (AMISOM)
  • Somalia Needs A New Broom (The Star)
February 6, 2017 | Morning Headlines

February 3, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Over 170 MPs  Meet In Mogadishu Call For Leadership Change (Hiiraan Online)
  • Speaker Jawari Hands Over $360000 To Deputy PM Arte To Aid Drought Victims (Hiiraan Online)
  • Demonstration In Support Of ICJ Decision To Consider Somali-Kenyan Border Dispute Underway In Mogadishu (Dalsan Radio )
  • Three Somali Nationals Shot And Killed In Khayelitsha (ENCA South Africa)
  • Kenya Loses Round One In Sea Row Case With Somalia (Daily Nation)
  • Somalia Offshore Basins Show Encouraging Results (Hiiraan Online)

February 3, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • First Group Of Presidential Hopefuls Make Their Case To Somalia’s Parliament (Hiiraan Online)
  • Civilian Injured In Explosion In The Somali Capital (Garowe Online)
  • Attack On Military Checkpoint In Bosaso Leaves Two Dead Three Injured  (Hiiraan Online)
  • U.N.’s Court Says It Can Rule On Somalia-Kenya Boundary Case (Reuters)
  • UN Warns Against Possible Famine In Somalia (Anadolu)
  • Blocked By Trump Unwanted By Kenya Somali Refugees Face New Crisis As Famine Looms (IRIN)
February 3, 2017 | Morning Headlines

February 2, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Lower House Vote Re-Run For South West And Jubbaland To Kick Off Today (Goobjoog News)
  • Candidates Addressing Parliament Ahead Of Polls (Shabelle News)
  • Senior Al-Shabaab Official Killed In Galmudug (Jowhar.com)
  • Somali Non-profit Rejects $500K In Federal Funding Over Trump’s “Anti-Muslim Sentiments” (Hiiraan Online)
  • UK And EU Invest EUR 16.1 Million To Support Somalia Public Resource Management (Reliefweb)
  • Somaliland Students To Trump: You’re Destroying Our Dreams (CNN)