Daily Monitoring Report

February 27, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

  • Somali Pirates Release Hostages (Radio Danan)
  • One Soldier Killed After Gunmen Attack House Of Bari Governor (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Three Wounded In Mogadishu Shelling (Radio Dalsan)
  • Puntland And Ethiopia Due To Form Bilateral Committee To Brush Up Custom Centre Agreements(Radio Goobjoog)
  • Talks Between SFG And Somaliland Delayed (Radio RBC)
  • UN Extends Amisom Mandate In Somalia By 12 Months (Daily Nation)
  • Braamfisherville Soweto: Burning Man. Burning Somali Man. (Daily Maverick)
  • Transfer Denied: The Hidden Costs of Washington’s War Against Al-Shabab (Foreign Policy)
  • US Bank Regulators Seek To Destroy Somalia’s Economy (Al Jazeera America)
  • We Must Do More To Protect Civilians Worldwide (The Star Kenya)
  • Federal Somalia: Not If But How  (Heritage Institute)

February 26, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

  • Arrests After Explosion In Mogadishu Last Night (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Puntland Marine Forces Seize Illegal Migrants’ Boat (Garowe Online)
  • A Local NGO Contributes Cash To Many Localities In Gedo (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Business People Urged To Take Part In Constructing Language Centre (Radio Danan)
  • Women In Middle Shabelle’s Adale Town Appeal For Maternity Health Care (Radio Bar-Kulan)
  • US To Have A Full Somali Embassy In Nairobi (The Star Kenya)
  • Fifteen Killed In Central Somalia Clash (Xinhua News/Global Times)
  • ‘I Fled Civil War But Am Yet To Find Peace’ (Times Live)
  • Columbus Man Held On $1 Million Bond For Terrorism Charges (ABC 6)
  • The War Inside: Treating Somalia’s Mentally Ill (AJ+)
  • Step Up Cyber War Against Al Shabaab Militia (The Star Kenya)

February 25, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

  • Joint statement by the UN AU EU IGAD UK and US Envoys to Somalia (Hiiraan Online)
  • South West State To Address Insecurity (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Somali Intelligence To Strengthen Mogadishu Hotels Security (Radio Dalsan)
  • Somaliland Decides To Halt Talks With Federal Government (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Police Break-Up Protests Over Missing Boy’s ‘Hoax’ Murder (Xikmo News)
  • Global Somalia Diaspora Celebration Angers Somali Community In Minneapolis (Radio RBC)
  • Somalia Custodial Corps Celebrate 45th Anniversary In Mogadishu (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Obama Nominates First U.S. Envoy To Somalia Since 1991 (Daily Nation)
  • Blast Rocks Somali Capital; 2 Feared Dead (World Bulletin)
  • Firing Squads Blast Walls And Dangerous Diplomacy In Somalia (AFP/Yahoo News)
  • Somali Troop Training Hampered By Lack Of Housing And Equipment Says EUTM Chief (IHS Janes)
  • Mayor Murray Joins Calls To Address The Somali Remittance Crisis (The Stranger)
  • Power Lunch: Local Somalis Gather At MOA In Stand Against Terror (CBS Local)
  • Helping Local Somalis Deal With Autism (UT San Diego)

February 24, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

  • New Directives To Petrol Vendors In Howlwadaag (Radio Danan)
  • In Minnesota Somalis Don’t Want Al-Shabab To Define Them (Radio Bar-Kulan)
  • Security Forces Carry Out Operations in Kismayo (Radio Danan)
  • IDPs From Guri El Face Bleak Conditions (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Ahlu Sunna Accuses Government Of Halting Offensive Against Al Shabaab (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Baidoa Children Go To School As Security Improves (Radio Ergo)
  • Kenya To Build Wall On Border With Somalia (Daily Nation)
  • Al Shabaab Desperate Says Military (The Star – Kenya)
  • A Catch-22 In Kenya: Western Terrorism Alerts May Fuel Terrorism (New York Times)
  • Al-Shabab Threat ‘Disgusting’ Says Leader Of Edmonton’s Somali Community (Global News)
  • Politician’s Death Brings Somalia’s Violence Close to Home (Wall Street Journal)
  • Meet The Canadian  Star Of  Somalia’s  National  Bandy Team (The Star)
February 24, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

February 20, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

  • Qoryooley Clashes Lull As Sides Call For Reinforcements (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Somali Entrepreneur Raises $100 Million To Revolutionize Money Transfer Industry (Sahan Journal)
  • Galgadud Governor Asks Aid For Families Displaced By Guriel Clashes (Radio Bar-Kulan)
  • Seafarers Call For Assistance From The Government (Radio Danan)
  • NUSOJ MAP and VIKES Hold Training On Principles Of Journalism Freedom Of Expression And Ethics For 30 Journalists In Garowe (Somali Update)
  • DP William Ruto Says Kenya Keen To Stabilise Somalia Open Embassy In Mogadishu (Standard Media)
  • EAC To Consider S. Sudan Somalia Request To Join Bloc (Daily Monitor)
  • More Than War: ‘Captain Phillips’ Star Hopes For Another Somalia (AFP/Yahoo News)
  • Bandy Builds Bridges For Somali Refugees (Nordstjernan)
  • Dispatches: Overlooking The Cost To Somalia’s Civilians (HRW)
  • Delivering Humanitarian Aid In Somalia: Islamic Identity Doesn’t Automatically Unlock Access To Areas Controlled By Al-Shabaab – New Report (Somali Current)
February 20, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

February 19, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

  • Puntland Court Hands Sentence To Al-Shabaab Recruits (Garowe Online)
  • On CNN 2 Somali-Americans Clash Over Anti-terror Program In Minnesota’s Somali Community (Sahan Journal)
  • New Minister For Defence Takes Over The Ministry’s Office (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Plans Underway To Establish Barawe Airport (Radio Dalsan)
  • Security Ministry Displays Alleged killers in Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
  • US Banks Criticised For Banning Somalis From Sending Money Home (Daily Nation)
  • British Muslims Turn To US Embassy For Radicalisation Advice (Channel 4 New)
  • Dem Rep’s Steps To Stop Extremism Include Less Surveillance Allow Wire Transfers To Somalia(Washington Free Beacon)
  • For Somalis In Minneapolis Jihadi Recruiting Is A Recurring Nightmare (NPR)
February 19, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

February 18, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

  • Mogadishu: Security Operations Onoing At Key Junctions (Mareeg Media)
  • Government Forces Capture Al-Shabaab Ring Leaders in Bakol (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Unlawful Detention: Somali-American Languishes In Kenyan Prison (Sahal News)
  • UK Diplomat Warns Against The Increase Of Somali Immigrants On Libyan Coast (Dalsan Radio)
  • Somaliland Clan Militia Clash Near Buuhoodle (Garowe Online)
  • Somali Government Forces Conduct Security Operation In Wajid (Radio Bar-Kulan)
  • UN Team Reviews QRC Projects In Somalia (Peninsula Qatar)
  • Soldier Who Killed Three Women Acquitted (New Vision)
  • Muslim Leaders Concerned About Anti-Extremism Initiative (Washington Times/AP)
  • Joe Biden Draws Criticism For Remark About Somali Cab Drivers (The Huffington Post)
February 18, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

February 17, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

  • SFUD elects former prime minister as its chairman (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Renowned businessman gunned down in Beledweyne (Garowe Online)
  • Gunmen shot dead Somali immigration official (Radio Dalsan)
  • Mudug herder kills own goats with drug overdose (Radio Ergo)
  • UN Delegation Visits Qatar Red Crescent for Further Cooperation in Somalia (Qatar Red Crescent)
  • Somali-Americans lose another bank willing to transfer cash (Twincities.com)
  • Minn. US Attorney Calls Terrorist Recruitment in Minnesota a ‘Daily Battle’ (KSTP – Eyewitness News 5)
February 17, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

February 16, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

  • Khat traders in Kenya suspend all exports to Somalia (Sahal News)
  • Somali radio journalists mark World Radio Day despite security challenges (Somali Update)
  • Somalia president vows to fight against corruption (Horseed Media)
  • Puntland government speaks on anti-terror raid in Galgala (Garowe Online)
  • Barkhad Abdi makes TV debut as Congolese warlord (Sahan Journal)
  • MCAs now take up teaching roles in Mandera County (Standard Digital)
  • Rubén Rosario: their goal is to make Minnesota youths deaf to Islamic State’s call (Twincities.com)
  • Somalia’s Puntland military claims 16 Al-Shabaab militants killed (Global Post/Xinhua)
February 16, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

February 13, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.

Key Headlines

  • Correction on previously published story (Dalsan Radio)
  • Militias retain control of Guri’el after deadly battle (Garowe Online)
  • Serious water shortage strikes Leego locality (Radio Goobjoog)
  • Djibouti sends new troops to Somalia (Somali Current)
  • IJA plans to embark on tax collections in all areas under its control (Radio Bar-Kulan)
  • African Development Bank awards $1 million to drought-hit Somalia (Starafrica.com)
  • Kuwait to host Somali cultural week on February 15th (Kuwait News Agency)
  • Africa close to wiping out wild polio after six months free of disease (The Guardian)
  • State Department tot alarmed by shutdown of money flow to Somalia (Foreign Policy)
  • Kuwait foils attack on large oil tanker by Somali pirates (World Tribune)
February 13, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report.