October 14, 2019 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

AMISOM Condemns Mortar Attack On Halane Base Camp In Mogadishu (AMISOM)
Somalia To Mark 2nd Anniversary Of Deadly Mogadishu Truck Bomb Attack (Halbeeg)
Somalia To Mark 2nd Anniversary Of Deadly Mogadishu Truck Bomb Attack (Halbeeg)
Somali PM Lays Foundation Stone For The Construction Of National Blood Bank Facility (Jowhar)
Somalia’s Al-Shabaab Reportedly Executes 82-year-old Man In Jowhar (Somali Affairs)
Statement On The Second Anniversary Of 14 October Bombing In Mogadishu

(UNSOM)

President Kenyatta Mourns 11 Fallen GSU Officers(Daily Nation)
Turkey Condoles With Kenya Over Deadly Roadside Blast(Anadolu Agency)
Six Months Later What’s Happened To The Two Cuban Doctors Kidnapped In Kenya?(On Cuba News)
A New Chapter In Somalia’s Development (Economic Times New Delhi)

UN Warns Two Million People In Somalia At Risk Of Starvation(Al-Jazeera)
SNA Repels Al-Shabaab Attack In Lower Shabelle(Halbeeg)
Elders In Hiiraan Clash With Federal Government Over Planned Transfer Of Recruits To Dhusamareb (Hiiraan Online)
Five Killed In Rocket Attack In Mandera(Standard Media)
United Nations And World Bank Group Call For Sustained Funding To Relieve Suffering In Somalia(World Bank and OCHA)
On The Streets With Somalia’s Poliovirus Detectives (Global Polio Eradication Initiative)
Refugee Family “Facing Persecution From Somali Community” Opts To Sleep Outside UNHCR HQs (Soft Power News)

Death Toll Of Dinsor Blast In Southern Somalia Hits 5(>Halbeeg)
Somalia Government Condemns The Humiliation And Atrocities Being Committed By The Terrorist Group Of Al-Shabaab(SONNA)
Somali PM Lays Foundation For New Hospital In Bakool Region(Halbeeg)
Search For Abducted Cuban Doctors Still On – Police(The Star)
Kenyan Leader Says Troops To Step Up Peacekeeping Efforts (Xinhua)
‘Two Sisters’ Shows Tragic Impact Of Islamic Extremism (Global Times)

Prime Minister Khaire Officially Opens Galmudug Reconciliation Conference(Radio Dalsan)
Survey Shows More Graduates Universities With Lack Of Job Opportunities In Somalia (Halbeeg)
Somalia: Attack On Military Convoy Kills 5 (Anadolu Agency)
Terror Suspect Detained(Standard Media)
Minnesota Somalis Get A National Forum On NPR’S 1A (MPR)
Water Crisis Leaves Families In Central Somalia’s Mudug Region Desperate (Radio Ergo)

Galmudug Reconciliation Conference To Kick Off As Hobyo Conference Concludes(Goobjoog)
Somalia Appeals South Africa To Protect The Lives And Property Of Its Citizens (Halbeeg)
Liberian President Pleads With Japan To Extend Somalia Drive(Garowe Online)
AMISOM Hands Over Warsheikh Base To Somali Police Force(AMISOM)
Sigh Of Relief As New Basuba Health Centre Opened ((The Star)
Memorandum Of Understanding Signed With the Puntland State Ministry Of Interior Federal Affairs And Democratisation(Max Planck Foundation)
Advocates From Somali Community Push For More Discussion Of Addiction (Star Tribune)

PM Khaire Concludes Training For SNA Officials From Sector 21(Halbeeg)
Galmudug Reconciliation Conference Delayed Set To Open Tomorrow(Goobjoog)
57 Somali Students Secure Scholarship In China (Halbeeg)
NUSOJ Condemns The Blocking Of A News Website As It “Restricts The Right To Freedom Of Information”(Business Ghana)
“A Free Somalia Through Rule Of Law” Says Somali Petroleum Minister (Xinhua)
Our Sons Weren’t Terrorists Families Of Slain Men Insist(Standard Media)
Al-Shabaab Terrorist Killed In Own IED Explosion In Northern Mogadishu(Intelligence Brief)
Paraplegic Somali Graduate Vows To Bring Change As Public Servant(Radio Ergo)

IGAD Special Envoy’s Statement On Reconciliation and Election in Galmudug (IGAD)
Somali FM And UN Envoy Discuss Further Cooperation(Halbeeg)
Annual Chevening Scholarship Season Opens Somalia To Get Double Slots(Hiiraan Online)
Regional Overview Of Food Crises In 2018(IGAD)
August: Monthly Progress Report (Somali Young Doctors Association)
Families Left In The Cold As Houses In Kismayo Housing project Collapse(Radio Ergo)

Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire arrives in Dhusamareb to open upcoming Reconciliation Conference(Jowhar.com)
New Areas in Lower and Middle Shabelle Liberated From Al-Shabaab(Radio Kulmiye)
Amnesty International Welcomes The Arrest Of Jubaland Security Minister(Goobjoog)
Somaliland Sets Conditions For Dialogue With Somalia(Somaliland Daily)
UN Says 2.1 Mln Somalis Face Acute Food Insecurity (Xinhua)
“Not Your Typical Networking Event”: Somali Professionals Showcase Talent At Inaugural National Conference(Sahan Journal)
Female Somali Graduates In Mogadishu Praise The Support Of Their Mothers (Radio Ergo)

AMISOM Troops Commended For Clearing IEDs And Opening Main Supply Routes(AMISOM)
SNA Court Sentences Officer To Death For Murder(Halbeeg)
PM Khaire Meets Galmudug Presidential Aspirant Odawa To Discuss Galmudug Issues(Goobjoog)
Former Villa Somalia Deputy Chief Of Staff Set To Be Appointed As Deputy Governor Of The Central Bank(Hiiraan Online)
New Chief Pledges Increase On Women In The Police Force(Radio Shabelle)
Somalia’s New Ambassador To India Faduma Mohamud Presents Her Credentials To Indian President (Hiiraan Online)
Car Bomb Blast Hits Mogadishu; At Least 2 Feared Dead – Media(Devdiscourse)
Al Shabaab Bribing Elders To Have An MP In 2020 Polls(The Star)
AMISOM Holds Cultural Gala To Promote Peace (AMISOM)
How Women Help Each Other To Support Girls’ Education (Care International)

Somali FM Meets His Japanese Counterpart In Yokohama Japan(SONNA)
Hirshabelle Deputy President Presides Over Opening of Developmental Projects in Bulo-burte(Jowhar.com)
45 Somali Refugees Return Home Involuntary Repatriation Program(CTGN)
Somali Greenpeace Association Launches Tree-planting Project(East African Monitor)
“Learning Is A Never-ending Exercise”: Sharing Experiences Of Community Peacebuilding(Safeworld)