February 17, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Somali Troops ‘Repel’ Major Militants Attack On Town Near Mogadishu (Hiiraan Online)
  • Al-Shabaab Kills Young Man In Buloburde District After Being Hostage For Five Months (Goobjoog News)
  • Slow Internet Casts Doubt On Somaliland’s Voter Registration Process (Hiiraan Online)
  • Jubbaland Parliament Passes 2016 Budget (Goobjoog News)
  • Leaders of Galmudug Interim Administration Share Views On 2016 Electoral Process With International(UNSOM)
  • Somali Security Forces Trained On Safety Of Journalists And Freedom Of Expression (Reliefweb)
  • Centralized Somalia Aid Fuels Conflict (Garowe Online)

February 17, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somali Federal Parliament Grills Security Minister Over Legislative Immunity (Goobjoog News)
  • At Least 7 Killed In Heavy Fighting In Afgoye (Jowhar Online)
  • Puntland Won’t Accept An Election Based On 4.5 Formula Says Somali MP (Shabelle News)
  • Fire Exchange Between Soldiers And Private Guards Injures 3 Civilians In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
  • Boost For Tourism As Kenya Records Drop In Rate Of Terror Attacks (Daily Nation)
  • Somali Plane Bomber Was Known As Religious But Not Extremist (Associated Press)
  • The Quiet Epidemic Of Mental Disorders In Refugees (Wired Online)
February 17, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 16, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Somali Premier Called On Security Forces To Bring The Assassins Of Former Defense Minister To Justice (Goobjoog News)
  • Puntland President Names Election Commission (Garowe Online)
  • Somali Federal Parliament Started The Constitutional Review Process (Goobjoog News)
  • More than 8000 Somali Refugees Deported From Kenya (Xinhua)
  • Al-Shabaab Claims Car Bomb That Killed Somalia’s Former Minister (Newsweek)
  • Cholera Kills 12 Affects More Than 1500 In Kenya Refugee Camps (Xinhua)
  • Wagalla Massacre: Premeditated Act Of Genocide? (The Star)

February 16, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Former Defence Minister Killed In Car Bomb In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
  • Britain Announces Further $ 4.3 Million For Somali Army (Goobjoog News)
  • EU Launches 7 Million Euros Education Programme For Puntland (Radio Dalsan)
  • Fire Razes Market In Wadajir District Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
  • Us Denies Reports That One Of Its Drones Crashed In Somalia (Associated Press)
  • Starvation: Somali Kids On Death Row (National Mirror)
  • Interim South West Administration Endorses 2016 Electoral Model (UNSOM)
  • Book Review: ‘Making Refuge’ A Compelling Analysis Of Somali Bantu Refugees In Maine (Portland Press Herald)
February 16, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 15, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Mortar Shells Hit Aiport In Kismayo (Goobjoog News)
  • ISWA Head Shariff Hassan Holds Talks With UN Special Envoy Michael Keating (Wacaal Media)
  • UNSOM Holds Awards Ceremony For Uniformed Personnel Serving In Somalia (Goobjoog News)
  • Djibouti Delegation In Central Somalia (Garowe Online)
  • Kenya Sucked Into Somalia UN Spat (Daily Nation)
  • Somalia National Security Advisor Speaks (Deutsche Welle)
  • Nigeria Boko Haram Fighters Trained In Somalia: President (Reuters)
  • Somalia U-11 Show Fantastic Progress In Their First International Appearance (Soka 25 East)
  • The Nexus Between Somaliland And Al-Shabaab (Kenyamedia.com)

February 15, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • AU Urges Rebuilding Somali Army To Secure Somalia (Hiiraan Online)
  • Soldier Arrested In Bal’ad For Killing A Civilian (Goobjoog News)
  • Somalia Aims To Revive Tourism Industry After Decades Of Conflict (Hiiraan Online)
  • First Turkish Airlines Flight After Somalia Blast (Garowe Online)
  • AU Reviews Preparedness Of Its Forces In Somalia (Xinhua News)
  • Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility For Aircraft Bomb (NHK World)
  • Compensate Families Of Soldiers Slain In El Adde Leaders Urge State (The Star)
  • UPDF Readjusts Positions In AMISOM For Tactical Reasons (New Vision)
  • Somalia: Why Is Al-Shabaab Still Such A Potent Threat? (Daily Maverick)
February 15, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 12, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • SNA And AMISOM Recaptures Biya-Adde From Al-Shabaab (Goobjoog News)
  • Puntland Rejects International Pressure Over Somali Election Model (Hiiraan Online)
  • Speaker Holds Talks With Delegations From Arab League And Turkey (Wacaal Media)
  • Mogadishu Orders Removal Of English-language Signboards (News 24)
  • Drought Wreaks Havoc In North Somalia (Africa Review)
  • States’ Meddling Foments Lengthy Somalia Conflict (The Star)

February 12, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Puntland Shares Their Views On The Electoral Process With The International Community (Radio Dalsan)
  • Somaliland Beefs Up Airports’ Security After Mogadishu Plane Bombing (Hiiraan Online)
  • Former Iraqi VP Hails Development Strides Made By Somalia (Wacaal Media)
  • Farole Meets Keating As Puntland Cool to 4.5 (Garowe Online)
  • Minnesota Man To Plead Guilty In Islamic State Case (ABC News/AFP)
  • Dr. Al-Turki Receives Somali Minister Of Endowments And Religious Affairs (Saudi Press Agency)
  • Al-Shabaab Preys On Poor Youth With Promises Of Cars And Wives (Daily Nation)
  • Drought Spells Disaster For Somali Herders (IRIN)
February 12, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 11, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Mortar Attack Targets Somali Mogadishu Airport (Daily Sabah)
  • International Community Delegation Set To Leave Garowe After Failing To Convince Puntland Over 4.5 Decision (Wacaal Media)
  • Security Operations In Bay Region Nets Suspects (Goobjoog News)
  • Arab League Pledges More Support For Somalia As Premier Sharmarke Hosts High Level Delegation(Wacaal Media)
  • Suspected Suicide Bomber Traded Seats Before Somali Plane Blast Airline CEO Says (ABC News)
  • MPs Discuss Al-Shabaab Attack On KDF Troops In Somalia (Daily Nation)
  • Somalia To Rebuild Its Navy To Curb Illegal Fishing (Xinhua)
  • Puntland Is Experiencing A Crisis Of Leadership Not An Electoral Dispute With The Federal Government(RBC Radio)

February 11, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • AMISOM: Al-Shabab Plans Attacks Disguised As AU Troops (VoA News)
  • Galmudug  President And Interior Minister Commission The Construction Of Hobyo Sea Port (Wacaal Media)
  • Former Iraqi Vice President Pays Visit To Somalia (Horseed Media)
  • TV Station Ransacked By Somaliland Minister’s Bodyguards (Reporters Without Borders)
  • Int’l Maritime Watchdog Calls For Vigilance Against Pirates In Somalia (Xinhua)
  • Somalilands Quest For Recognition Goes-on (New African Magazine)
February 11, 2016 | Morning Headlines