May 5, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Somalia Orders Investigation Into Minister’s Killing(Anadolu Agency)
Somalia And Ethiopia Urge Joint Position By IGAD In London Conference( Goobjoog News)
Slain Minister of Public Works Laid To Rest In Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
Two Somali Soldiers Arrested After Minister Shot Dead – Officials (Reuters )
The Women Trying To Keep Somalia Safe( BBC)
Aid Worker Kidnaps And Roadblocks Soar In Famine-threatened Somalia (Reuters)
They Killed My Dearest Friend The Hope Of Somali Youth And My Heart Is Broken (The Guardian UK)

Somali Minister Shot Dead Near Presidential Palace (Aljazeera)
Somalia’s International Partners Urge the Parties in Galmudug to Prioritize Reconciliation (Garowe Online)
Government Harassment Of Journalists A Global Crisis-UN Rapporteur (Goobjoog News)
Somali Leader Vows To Defeat Al-Shabab Extremists In 2 Years (Associated Press)
Children Worst Affected by Somaliland Drought (Al Jazeera English)
Somali African Union Forces Recapture Central District (Goobjoog)

Parliament Approves Security Architecture With Few Amends (Goobjoog News)
Somalia’s Federal Government Held Consultative Meeting In The Capital Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
Somalia Bans Khat Jets To Land In Jowhar (Sahal News)
Zayed Youth Giving Forum Opens In Somalia (Emirates News Agency )
Kenya Somalia To Collaborate In Promoting Security (Daily Nation)
2017 London Conference On Somalia: Context And Scope (Hiiraan Online)

Germany Pledges 70 Million Euros To Aid Somalia Fight Hunger(Associated Press)
Minister Osman Calls For Journalists To Undergo Security Training As SIMHA Launches Safety Workshop(Radio Dalsan)
Four People Die Seven Injured In Grisly Road Accident In Garowe (Goobjoog News)
Somaliland On The Brink Of Famine Warn NGOs(Euro News)
Somali Militants Kill Two Men Accused Of Rape Al-Shabaab Says(Reuters)
Somalia: Transforming Hope into Stability (International Crisis Group)

Clan Clashes Claim Three Lives In Middle Shabelle(Goobjoog News)
Unknown Gunmen Kill Two Civilians Marka City(Shabelle News)
Puntland President Lays Foundation Stone For Galkaayo Airport Runway(Goobjoog News)
Dubai Municipality Organises Campaign “For Your Sake Somalia” (Emirates News Agency)
Somalia Pledges To Review Media Law (Xinhua)
Children Of Somali Diaspora In Canada Come Together To Fend Off Famine (CBC News)

Roadside Blast Kills 3 Somali Soldiers (Xinhua)
KDF Airstrikes In Somalia Reportedly Killed Militants (Shabelle News)
EU Maritime Capacity Building Mission Organizes CID Training Course In Hargeisa (Radio Dalsan)
China Donates 10 Mln USD To Tackle Drought In Somalia (People.cn)
Emirates Mobile Field Hospital Opens In Somalia (Emirates News Agency)
Somalia Facing ‘Unimaginable’ Hunger Crisis – Veteran Irish Aid Worker (The Irish Times)

PM And Speaker Convene Urgent Meeting Over Security Architecture Fall Out (Goobjoog News)
Government Forces Exchange Gunfire In Mogadishu 5 Killed (Garowe Online)
Galmudug Electoral Body Summons Candidates Seeking Presidency To Adaado (Goobjoog News)
Emirates Islamic Bank Donates AED 2 Million To ‘For You Somalia’ Campaign (Emirates News Agency)
Miraa Export To Mogadishu Resumes After 4-Day Standoff (Business Daily)
Somali Coastline Still Vulnerable To Piracy Despite A Five year Lull: Expert (Xinhua)
The Horn of Africa’s Growing Importance To The U.A.E. (Middle East Institute)

Somalia’s President Makes First State Visit To Turkey (Garowe Online)
Somalia To Propose 2 Year Debt Relief Process In London Conference (Goobjoog News)
Government Forces And AMISOM Conduct Security Operations In Beledweyne (Goobjoog News)
Military Court Executes Police Officer For Killing A Civilian In Hudur Town (Goobjoog News)
UAE Ship Carrying More Than 4000 Tonnes Of Aid Leaves For Somalia (The NationalUAE)
Measles Surges Among Children In Famine-Threatened Somali (Reuters)
Turkish Humanitarian Aid Becomes Lifeline In Drought-stricken Somalia (Daily Sabah)

UN Decries Insecurity For Civilians Aid Workers In Somalia (Xinhua)
Mogadishu’s Mayor Appoints New Deputies And Secretary(Garowe Online)
AU Plans To Open Main Supply Routes For Relief Access In Central Somalia(Goobjoog News)
Turkish Foundation Sends Aid To Drought-hit Somaliland(Anadolu Agency)
Somali Teen’s Venture In Rare Field Attracts Support Of International Firm (Daily Nation)
Somali Museum Seeks To Save Culture Bridge Gaps(Associated Press)

Roadside Bomb In Somalia Kills 8 Soldiers Police Say(New York Times)
Somali Journalist Escapes Assassination Attempt(Goobjoog News)
Somali President Pays His First Visit To Baidoa Town(Shabelle News)
Somali Troops Conduct Security Operation In Qoryoley After Assassination(Garowe Online)
Trump’s Offensive To ‘Wipe Out’ Al-Shabaab Threatens More Pain For Somalis(The Guardian)
Al-Qaeda or ISIS? Shabaab Militants Fight (Daily Nation)
Granted UK Asylum After 2012 Olympics Somali To Run Again (Associated Press/Hiiraan Online)