May 6, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Government Forces Launch Security Operations In Waberi District (Goobjoog News)
  • Somali Information Minister Congratulates Shabelle Media Network On Its 14th Anniversary (Shabelle News)
  • Building a Strategic National P/CVE Response For Somalia (Mareeg Media)
  • Somali Clerics Association Call On New Chief Justice To Restore Justice In The Country (Goobjoog News)
  • Judge Orders Somali Teen Returned To Foster Family (The Seattle Times)
  • Midwives On The Frontlines Of Fighting Maternal Mortality In Somalia (UNFPA)

May 5, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Somalia Army Kills 12 Islamic State Militants (Xinhua)
  • Parliament To Debate Sacking Of Chief Justice (Goobjoog News)
  • Somali MP Accuses International Community Of Interfering 2016 Election (Shabelle News)
  • Demonstrations As Currency Devaluation Threaten Local Economy (Horseed Media)
  • Can An App Tackle Domestic Violence In Somalia? (The Guardian)
  • Woman On Frontline Against Al-Shabaab (BBC)
  • Intelligence Official: Islamic State Growing In Somalia (Voice of America)

May 4, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Erigavo Councilors Table Motion Against The Town’s Mayor (Goobjoog News)
  • Somaliland Police Arrest Cleric For Inciting Violence (Hiiraan Online)
  • Somali Journalists Converge In Conference Ahead Of NUSOJ Elections (Radio Dalsan)
  • Somali Soldiers Arrested Over Teacher’s Killing In Baladweyne Town (Goobjoog News)
  • Police Foil Interns Plan To Use Anthrax In terror Attack (Daily Nation)
  • Somali Student Faces Death Sentence For Trafficking ‘Khat’ Leaves (NST)
  • Kenya Says Arrests Key Member Of Militant Group Plotting Attacks (Reuters)
  • Somalia: “Pirates” Or Struggling Fishermen? (Mareeg Media)

May 3, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • UN Security Council To Visit Somalia Ahead Of Vote (The East African)
  • Two People Killed In Checkpoint Clash In Galkayo (Goobjoog News)
  • Spectrum ASA Complete Acquisition Of 2D Seismic Data Offshore South Somalia (Shabelle News)
  • Kenya Set To Increase Consulates In Somalia (The Star)
  • Minneapolis Somali-American And Muslim Leaders Speak Out Against Racial Profiling (Star Tribune)
  • Interview: Scared. Silenced. Shot. The Life Of A Somali Journalist (Human Rights Watch)

02 May 2016 – Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • First British Troops Arrive In Somalia As Part Of UN Mission (The Guardian)
  • Somali Policeman Shot Dead In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
  • Somalia Hires Turkish Firm For Imported Goods Quality Inspections (RBC Radio)
  • Thaicom To Carry Somaliland National TV Programmes (RapidTV News)
  • Somali Militants Kill Soldiers Capture Town (CCTV)
  • Second Refugee Sets Themselves On Fire On Nauru (Stuff.co.uz)
  • We Will Remain Put In Somalia Until Our Mandate Is Accomplished- Amisom (The Star)

April 29, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Isis Conflict: Fears Mount Over Jihadists’ Somalia Branch Led By Briton (IBT)
  • Ministry Of Education To Conduct National Examination (Goobjoog News)
  • Al-Shabaab Attacks Somali Army Barrack In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
  • No foreign Travel For MPs Somali Speaker (Radio Dalsan)
  • Sen. Franken Condemns Reported Racial Profiling of Somali-Americans By Federal Transportation Security Administration Officers (Office of Senator Franken)
  • Security Improves In Somalia As Police Force Builds Capacity – SPF Commissioner (AMISOM)
  • Levi Karuhanga The General Who Pacified Liberia Somalia (Daily Monitor)

April 28, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Government Forces Capture New Areas From Al-Shabaab In SW Somalia (Shanghai Daily)
  • Tension Rises In Balad Hawo As Jubbaland Minister Reaches Town (Shabelle News)
  • Renegades Soldiers Takes Control Of Buhoodle District (Mareeg Media)
  • Puntland State Accused Of Being Involved In Galgadud Conflict (Shabelle News)
  • Al-Shabaab Fighters Loyal To Islamic State Complicate Somalia Security (Voice of America)
  • UN Donates Vehicles To Enhance Security At Refugee Camps In Kenya (Shanghai Daily)
  • US Charges 2 In Attack On 3 Somali Men In Kansas (Voice of America)
  • Minnesota Policymakers Here’s The Right Way To Help Somali-Americans (Star Tribune)

April 27, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Mogadishu Bound Flights To Resume Upon Completion Of Security Assessment Turkish Official (Goobjoog News)
  • Lawmaker Calls On Mogadishu Residents To Work With Security Forces (Shabelle News)
  • ISIS Publishes New Video Claiming Presence In Somalia (Radio Dalsan)
  • Somali Foreign Minister Meets With His UEA Counterpart (Shabelle News)
  • El Nino Could Cause Famine To Return In Somalia (Voice of America)
  • Somali Activists Use Social Media To Warn Of The High Costs And Risks Of Seeking Refuge In Europe(PRI)
  • Puntland: To The Lighthouse On The Tip Of The Horn Of Africa (RBC Radio)
  • Refugee Goat Project Growing By Leaps And Bounds Thanks To Investment (Deseret News)

April 26, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Al-Shabaab Overruns Somali National Army Military Base Four Soldiers Injured – Military Official(Goobjoog News)
  • Businessman Killed Outside A Mosque In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
  • Puntland Election Commission Picks Chairman (Garowe Online)
  • Family Fights For Release Of Terror Suspect (Daily Nation)
  • Somalia To Hold General Election This August (AA)
  • He Once Tried To Fix Failing D.C. Schools. Now He’s Trying To Fix Somalia (The Washington Post)
  • There Is More To Warsan Shire Than Beyonce’s Video (BBC)

April 25, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Somali Security Forces Capture Wanted Al-Shabaab Leader (Shabelle News)
  • Prime Minister Replaces Minister Of Post And Telecommunication (Shabelle News)
  • Ceasefire In Villages Under Galgadud Region Following Elder Intervention (Goobjoog News)
  • Puntland Parliament Endorses Electoral Commission (Garowe Online)
  • AU Special Representative Visits Hiran Region Commends Strong Partnership Between AMISOM And The Local Community (AMISOM)
  • Five Admit Beating Somali For Wallet And Mobile (Times of Malta)
  • For Somali Soccer Stars Life In America Is A Whole New Game (St. Louis Post Dispatch)