September 5, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Two Killed Several Hurt In Bomb Blast Near Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
Lawmakers’ Views Differ on Extradition of ONLF Officer to Ethiopia (Somali Update)
President Silanyo Returns Home After Medical Trip Abroad (Garowe Online)
Military Disputes Casualty Figures In Bula Gadud Attack (Goobjoog News)
Somalia Seeks US Help Over ‘Al-Shabaab Uranium Mining (The East African)
Focus on Federalism: 641 MPs $6m Annual ‘Pay’ And A Struggle To Keep Afloat (Goobjoog News)

Somali Foreign Affairs Ministry Officials Ordered To Stay Away From Media (Radio Dalsan)
Fatal Car Accident Near Hobyo Leaves 1 Dead 3 Injured (Shabelle News)
Benadir Regional Administration To Fight Armed Gangs In Mogadishu (Jowhar.com)
2 Police Officers Killed In Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack On Kenyan Church (Xinhuanet)
The Fight Over Women’s Basketball in Somalia (The New Yorker)

Somalia Confirms 20 Militants Killed In Military Base Attack (SABC News)
Puntland Government Remains Silent On Af Urur Attack (Garowe Online)
Bodies of Two Elders Found In Elwak Days After Militants Abducted Them (Somali Update)
Somalia Seeks US Help Says Militants Plot to Supply Uranium To Iran (VOA News)
US Military Says Somalia Airstrike Kills Al-Shabaab Fighter (Associated Press)
Foreign And ‘futureless’ Saudi-born Somali Women Struggle To Find Work (AFP)

Funeral Held For 10 People Killed In U.S.-backed Raid (Garowe)
Armed Gunmen On The Outskirts Of Jowhar Rob Passengers (Shabelle News)
UN Urges Somalia To Find Durable Solutions For IDPs (Shabelle News)
Kenya: 2 Motorists Killed In Al-Shabaab Attack (Anadolu Agency)
AMISOM Reiterates Its Commitment To Continue Supporting Somali Police Force (AMISOM)
Somalis Can Rewrite Their Own History (The Scotsman)

UN Says 6.2 Million Somalis Facing Acute Food Insecurity (Xinhuanet)
Somali Government To Compensate (Radio Dalsan)
Puntland Police Re-arrest Freed Inmates (Garowe Online)
US To Provide AMISOM With Enhanced ISR Capability (Jane’s 360)
Landmine Kills Three In Coastal Kenya: Official (Reuters)
‘Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa’ Review: A Cultural Legacy Rescued (Wall Street Journal )

Efforts To Lower Refugee Numbers Run Into Challenges (The East African)
Twenty Five People Wounded In Car Accident Near Jowhar Town (Shabelle News)
Galmudug Supports Decision To Disband National Chamber Of Commerce (Hiiraan Online)
PM Says Positions Of Director-Generals Will Soon Be Advertised (Jowhar.com)
Ethiopian PM Calls On Regional Leaders To Ensure Stability In Somalia (Xinhua Net)
Outrage As Somalia Transfers Citizen To Ethiopia In Breach Of National Laws (Africa News)
Horn Of Africa Increasingly Strategic For Gulf Crisis Countries (African Independent)

Somalia Peacekeeping Mission Gets Renewed With Some Trims (Associated Press)
Osoble’s Claims Baseless Elections On Course HirShabelle Assembly Speaker (Goobjoog News)
Germany Launches $31M Worth Health Projects In Puntland (Garowe Online)
Two Days Off For Somali Civil Servants For Eid Celebrations Says Labour Ministry (Goobjoog News)
AMISOM Fetes Uganda Police Officers For Distinguished Role In Stabilizing Somalia (AMISOM)
U.S. Troops Risk Inflaming Clan Conflict After Deadly Somalia Raid (Reuters)

Security Forces In Mogadishu Arrest Suspects In Governor’s Killing (Garowe Online)
Tensions Rise In Herale As ASWJ And Local Militia Build Up In The Area Increases (Jowhar.com)
Osoble Asserts Still President Moves Base To Beletweyne As Assembly Set To Elect New Leader (Goobjoog News)
Somalia Says No To Saudi Offer Stands By Qatar (The Gulf Times)
Al Shabaab Wreck Communication Mast Burn Meeting Hall In Daba City Mandera (The Star Kenya)
Al-Shabab Defectors Being Rehabilitated To Re-enter Somali Society (VOA News)

PM Summons Minister Of Commerce Over Invalidation Of Chamber Of Commerce (Somali Update)
Ministry Of Telecom Leadership Relocates To Headquarters For The First Time In 27 Years (RBC Radio)
Somalia And Egypt Agree To Cooperate On Farming And Livestock Development (Radio Dalsan)
HirShabelle State Assembly Appoints Presidential Poll Team (Goobjoog News)
Dubai Volunteers Reach Out To Famine-hit In Africa (Gulfnews)
We Shouldn’t Forget the Lessons of Black Hawk Down (Just Security)

Somali Government Acquires Net Control Software For Social Media Security (Radio Dalsan)
Commerce Minister Nullifies Chamber Of Commerce And Industry Says New One Will Be Set Up (Somali Update)
Govt Says Will Welcome Somali Refugees Returning Home (Shabelle News)
PM Visits Mogadishu Port In Anti-Corruption Campaign Move (Radio Dalsan)
Not Time Yet To Exit Somalia US Officials Caution (Capital FM Kenya)
How My Refugee Childhood Made Me Determined To Defeat Disease ( Dews Deeply)