November 15, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Breakaway Somaliland Tallies Votes Amid Social Media Blackout (The Guardian)
Mogadishu October 14 Truck Bomb Victims to Return from Turkey After Treatment (Somali Update)
Rwanda Sends Medical Relief To Somalia (Radio Shabelle)
How Somalia Lost Millions Of Dollars To Fish Poachers (The East African)
Has World Forgotten Somalia’s Huge Terror Attack? (RFI.fr)

No Difference Between Al-Shabaab And Anti-government Politicians Says PM Khayre (Hiiraan Online)
Somali Government Will Continue The Military Operations Against Terrorists (SONNA)
Somalia: Security Minister Arrives In Kismayo For ‘Urgent’ Talks (Garowe Online)
Vote Counting Under Way in Somaliland Presidential Election (VOA)
Africa: Somaliland’s Voting Technology Shows How Africa Can Lead the World (All Africa)

Polls Open In Somalia’s Breakaway Region Of Somaliland (Xinhuanet)
Hirshabelle President Concerned About New Offensive Against Al-Shabaab (Hiiraan Online)
Somalia: Suspected Al-Shabaab Gunmen Kill Electoral Delegate Elder in Mogadishu (Somali Update)
Agency Seeks To Improve Somalia’s Health Industry (Daily Nation)
US-targeted ISIS In Somalia Could Be A ‘Significant Threat’ (News24.com)

Breakaway Somaliland Votes For New President (Daily Mail)
Somaliland: Voting in Las Anod Sool Region Despite Puntland Threats (Goobjoog News)
Somalia: Militants Arrested Near Kenyan Over Bomb Plot (Garowe Online)
Galmudug Minister Says Dispute Between Leaders Has Been Resolved (Radio Mustaqbal)
US Increases Drone Strikes Against Islamic Extremists In Somalia: Report (The Hill)
Why Somaliland Is East Africa’s Strongest Democracy? (The Economist)

US Airstrikes Target Al-Shabaab In Somalia (Voice of America)
Council Of Ministers Discuss Security And Somali Prisoners Held In Other Countries (Goobjoog News)
President Farmaajo Met With Galmudug MPs Who Ousted President Haaf (Hiiraan Online)
DP World’s Berbera Port Gets Election-Year Attention (The Maritime Executive)
Mogadishu Blast Could Bring About Renewed Conflict Prevention (The Daily Maverick)

Somali National Army Kills 3 Al-Shabaab Terrorist Militants Wounds 4 In An Operation (SONNA)
Roadside Bomb Wounds Two Civilians In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Traffic Police Head Ali Mohamud Ali Passes On (Goobjoog News)
Uganda Says Ready To Deploy 5000 Troops In Somalia Outside AU UN Mandate (Xinhuanet)
The Desperate Survival Of Local NGOs In Somalia (Goobjoog News)

President Abdiweli Mohamed Gaas States There Is An Understanding Between Federal And Regional Governments (Radio Muqadisho)
Somalia Oil Summit Organiser Says Surprised By Country’s Change Of Heart (Goobjoog News)
High Alert At High Court AG Central Bank & BRA Office (Radio Dalsan)
Partnering With Somalia’s Police To Build Counterterrorism Capacity (Dip Notes)
How To Deal With Al-Shabaab? Thinking Outside Of The Box (Wardheer News)

Islamic State’s Footprint Spreading In Northern Somalia: U.N. (Reuters)
AMISOM Appeals For Urgent Support To Somali Forces Ahead Of Draw-down (Goobjoog News)
Somali Government To Donate $1 Million US Dollar To The Victims Of Zoobe Explosion (Hiiraan Online)
US Increased Air Attacks In Somalia And Potential of Misleading Intelligence (Goobjoog News)
Global Experts Underscore Investments In Energy Sector In Somalia (Xinhuanet)
Trade Politics Religion Draw Turkey to Sub-Saharan Africa (Voice of America)

Somaliland To Shut Down The Internet During Elections (Garowe Online)
Traders In HirShabelle State Agree To Use Local Currency After Earlier Boycott (Goobjoog News)
Mogadishu Car Bomb Leaves At Least 1 Injured (Garowe Online)
UN Security Council Asks For Comprehensive Response To Piracy Off Somali Coast (Xinhuanet)
Somalia’s Solar-Powered Recovery (Medium.com)