July 26, 2019 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

AU Special Representative To Somalia Condemns Terrorist Attack On Banadir Regional Administration Offices(AMISOM)
Somalia’s HirShabelle Sends Condolences To Families Of Mogadishu Attack(Somali Affairs)
12 Critically Injured Victims Of Mogadishu Attack Airlifted To Qatar (Halbeeg)
AU Special Representative Assures Of AMISOM’s Strict Adherence To International Humanitarian And Human Rights Law(AMISOM)
3 Tanzanians Captured Fighting For Al-Shabaab In Afmadow Southern Somalia(Intelligence Briefs)
East Africa Bloc Condemns Terrorist Attack In Mogadishu(Xinhua)
Somalia Needs Ongoing International Help To Tackle Rights Challenges Says UN Expert(UN Human Rights Council)

Deaths As Bomber Detonates In Mogadishu Mayor’s Office(Associated Press)
UN Envoy Condemns Attack On Mogadishu Mayor’s Office(UNSOM)
US Army General Who Led Anti-ISIS Campaign To Assume Africa Command(Capital FM)
Navigating Nomadic Environment For The Somali Health And Demographic Survey(UNFP – Somalia)
Female Community Influencers Saving Lives In Somalia(Trocaire)

OIC Chief Condemns Terrorist Mogadishu Bombing(Bahrain News Agency)
Ethiopian Troops Clash With Al-Shabaab In Southern Somalia(Halbeeg)
New Force Commander For EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA(EU NAVFOR)
East African Bloc Urges Closer Cooperation With China On Regional Peace Security Endeavors(Xinhua)
Somali Kids Recruited By Rebels Receive Schooling(CAJ News)
Trump Has Said Somalia Is ‘Broken.’ So What Is His Administration Doing To Fix It?(MinnPost)

International Partners Visit Galmudug(UNSOM)
Mogadishu Mayor Held A Public Consultation Roundtable Discussion With IDPs And Host Communities In Warta Nabadda (SONNA)
Somalia Will Reclaim Its Status To Lead Pan Africanism President Farmajo Says(Halbeeg)
Somali Government Opens Training For Newly Integrated Forces(Halbeeg)
Somalia Car Bombing Kills At Least 17(VOA News)
Turkey Strongly Condemns Terror Attack in Somalia(Anadolu)
Somali Forces Arrest 3 Al-Shabaab Militants In Southern Town(Xinhua)
Journalism Can Get You Killed In Somalia But We are Not Just Poster Children For Desperation(The Guardian)

Somali Lower House Appoints A Committee To Review The Electoral Law(Halbeeg)
Somali PM Meets With Galmudug Reconciliation Committee (Radio Shabelle)
President Farmajo Calls Puntland Leader Deni To Release Arrested Members Of Bosaso Road Construction Committee(Goobjoog)
Jubaland President Cleared To Run For 3rd Term In Office(Garowe Online)
Drama As Locals Confront Al-Shabaab Gunmen At Construction Site In Mandera(Standard Media)
Former President Mbeki Arrives In Somalia To Consult On Regional Integration(AMISOM)
Somali Army Kills 3 Al-Shabaab Militants In Southern Somalia(Xinhua)
Fear Of Shabaab Attacks Keeps Lamu Locals Indoors(Daily Nation)

UN Envoy To Somalia Highlights Importance Of Collaboration In Visit To South West State(UNSOM)
Police Ban On Parking Pavement Of Key Roads In Mogadishu (Halbeeg)
Jubaland Election Committee Announces Presidential Election Conditions(Goobjoog)
SNA Deputy Chief Tours General Gordon Base In Mogadishu(Halbeeg)
Interview: China-Africa Cooperation In Peace Security To Play Vital Role For Africa’s Stability(Xinhua)
UPDF Battle Group Feted For Role In Peacekeeping In Somalia(AMISOM)
Water For Their Livestock Or School For Their Children – Stark Choice Facing Drought-hit Somali Parents In Lower Jubba(Radio Ergo)

In Visit To Hirshabelle UN Envoy To Somalia Stresses Need For Constructive Relations Between Federal And State Authorities(UNSOM)
Somalia’s New Ambassador To US Set In Washington DC(Halbeeg)
President Deni Appoints New Director For Puntland Maritime Forces(Goobjoog)
One Wounded In A Car Bomb Blast In Somali Capital (Radio Shabelle)
UN Peacekeepers Awarded Medals For Distinguished Service In Somalia(UNSOS)
Together The United States And Somalia Can Achieve Peace And Prosperity For Somalis(Hiiraan)

Prime Minister Khaire Meets With Hirshabelle Leader And Galmudug Chief Minister(Hiiraan Online)
Kismayo Journalists Mourn Killing Of Colleagues In The Town(Jubaland TV)
Kenyan Police Kill 3 Al-Shabaab Suspects In Coastal Region(Xinhua)
Ethiopia-US Military Training Launched In The Capital Addis Ababa(Borkene)
Meet Three Somali-American Women Fighting For Better Work Conditions At Amazon(MPR News)

Ethiopian Airlines Commences Direct Flights To Puntland Somalia(Garowe Online)
Hirshabelle Leader Arrives In Dhusamareb(Halbeeg)
Finance Minister Chairs Meeting On Financial Reforms(Halbeeg)
Afghanistan Exports Medical Equipment To Somalia(Tolo News)
KSrelief Delivers 120 Tons Of Dates Dedicated To Somalia To WFP In Kenya(Saudi Press Agency)
Kenya Calls For Joint Counter-Terrorism Efforts After Somali Attack(Xinhua)
Somaliland Farmers Lose Everything To Swarms Of Locusts(Radio Ergo)

AU Special Representative To Somalia Condemns Terrorist Attack In Kismayo(AMISOM)
Somali Army Retakes Fresh Areas From Al-Shabaab After Offensive (Radio Shabelle)
Bomb blast Hits Central Somalia Town(Garowe Online)
President Farmajo Instructs Federal And Regional Agencies To Beef Up Jubaland Security(Halbeeg)
President Farmajo Condemns Kismayo Attack(Halbeeg)
Local EU Statement On The Terrorist Attack in Kismayo(EU)
UN Chief Condemns Terror Attack In Kismayo Somalia(UN)
With Suspect In Custody Police Vow Justice After Wajir IED Attack(Daily Nation)
She Left Canada To Tell Somalia’s Untold Stories. Terrorists Took Her Life(BuzzFeed News)