29 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

Key Headlines: Somalia: taking back schools from Islamic militants (Source: The Guardian) Turkey launches efforts to drill well in Somalia (Source: Today Zaman News) Al Shabaab accused of child conscription (Source: Radio Bar-kulan) Former TFG minister in Galkayo for mediation talks (Source: Radio Bar-kulan) Somali premier pays visits to main centers in Bosaso city (Source: Mareeg Online) Galmudug state conducts […]

29 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

28 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

Key Headlines: Somali committee on constitution accuses UN envoy speaker of blocking work (Source: Shabelle)  Somalia: US bank move highlights importance of remittances (IRIN News )  Al Shabaab militants killed in Yemen (Source: Bar-Kulan)  Al Shabaab skirmishes with JTF in Lower Juba (Source: Somalia Report)  Ethiopian Embassy: ‘It is time to solve crisis in Somalia’ (Source: Shabelle)  Two terror suspects […]

28 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

27 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

Key Headlines: The world must assist AMISOM to complete the task of bringing peace to Somalia ( Source: the East African) Somali government welcomes Britain conference on Somalia (Source: Radio Mogadishu) AMISOM takes on regional continental character as Kenya heightens attacks (Source: the East Afrcian) Somalia MPs protest closure of Parliament (Source: Daily Nation) African Union China sign AMISOM […]

27 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

23 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

Key Headlines: Somali government blocks parliamentary sessions (Source: Shabelle) Somali MP denounces UN envoy (Source: Shabeelle Media) KDF’s armoured vehicle destroyed by explosive (Source: the Star) Somalia ‘a threat to UK security’(AP) Britain to target Somalia terror training at conference (Source: AFP)   SOMALI MEDIA Somali government blocks parliamentary sessions 22 Dec – Source: Shabelle – 193 words The […]

23 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

22 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

Key Headlines: Denmark pledges $5 million to boost AU mission in Somalia (Source: Radio Bar-kulan) Two dead as Kenyan army al Shabaab battle in southern Somalia (Source: Shabelle) Ugandan President praised for Somalia peace efforts (Source: Uganda Media Centre) Somali lawmakers draw blood in latest fistfight (Source: VOA News) Kenya says targets Somali rebels behind camp blasts (Source: Reuters) Britain’s […]

22 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

21 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

Key Headlines: Djiboutian troops join AMISOM (Source: AMISOM HQ) 68th anniversary of Somali police kicks off in Mogadishu (Source: Radio Mogadishu) Turkey can play vital role in humanitarian affairs – UN official (Source: UN News Centre) Air strike hits rebel-held Somali village-residents (Source: Reuters) An overnight clash claims lives of several extremists (Source: Radio Mogadishu) Explosion in Dadaab two shot […]

21 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

20 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

Key Headlines: Somali President in Garowe for UN consultative session (Source: Radio Mogadishu) Somalia: UN and partners urge leaders to end stand-off over Speaker (Source: UN News Centre) Al Shabaab militants vow to attack Garowe conference (Source: Shabelle) U.S. considers combating Somali militants’ Twitter use (Source: New York Times) Int’l press body condemns murder of prominent journalist in Somalia (Source: […]

20 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

19 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

Key Headlines: President Sharif meets Djibouti’s military chief in Mogadishu (Source; Radio Mogadishu) Big rush to cash in on Somalia protect Uganda save Sudan (East African News) Kenya’s march to find militants in Somalia fruitless so far (Source: Mail&Guardian) U.S. Somalis lose only means of sending cash home (Source: NPR News) Somalia Premier warns of economic problems ( Source: Shabelle) […]

19 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

16 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

Key Headlines: Cabinet Ministers’ meeting (Source: office of the prime minister) Former Somali parliament speaker rejects his ouster(Source: Mareeg Online/VOA News) UN-sponsored consultative meeting on Somalia postponed (Source: Shabelle Net) Somali rebels block ICRC food aid convoys(Source: Reuters) Civic society groups in Banadir welcome Djiboutian troops in Somalia (Source: Radio Bar-kulan) Clan agrees to help al shabaab fight […]

16 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

15 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines

Key Headlines: Somali President Sharif Ahmed asks MPs to respect the law (Source: Mareeg) UN chief lobbies for bigger Amisom force (Source: Daily Nation) Djibouti reportedly appeals for assistance with deployment of troops to Somalia (Source: Shabeelle Media) TFG intensified its anti-terror operations in Mogadishu (Source: Radio Risaala) Somalia’s rare window of hope (Source: BBC News) Parliament meeting concludes in […]

15 Dec 2011 – Morning headlines