August 12, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Two Wounded In Grenade Blast In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Mungab Sworn-in During Mogadishu Ceremony (Shabelle News)
Somali Pirates Get Five Years In Jail (AFP)
Somali President: Iran Threatens Arab Security Hence Ties Were Cut (Al-Sharq Al-Awsat)
A Short History Of Somalia-U.S. Relations (Newsweek)

Somali Forces Nab Foreign Jihadist In Central Region (Xinhua News)
Opposition Candidates Reject Extension of Term of Government (Garowe Online)
All MPs To Join Political Parties Before 2018 Or Lose Their Seats – Somali Leadership (Goobjoog News)
Gunmen Kill Well-known Elder In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Galmudug Leader Terms Extra Seats To Somaliland Cover-up For Puntland (Goobjoog News)
From Refugee Camp To Minnesota State Capitol (VOA)
Former Al-Shabaab Combatants Graduate From Baidoa Rehabilitation Centre (UNSOM)
Who Is Stephen Schwartz The First US Ambassador To Somalia In 25 years? (IBTimes)

For First Time In 25 Years US Has Ambassador In Somalia (VOA)
Acquire IDs To Avoid Arrest Intelligence Chief Tells Somalis (Goobjoog New)
Majority Of Hiiraan People Support The State Formation (Shabelle News)
Khatumo Leader Affirms Talks Between Somaliland And Khatumo (Goobjoog News)
Ban Welcomes Election Timetable In Somalia Says ‘Milestone’ Process Must Be Fair And Transparent(UN News Centre)
Minnesotans Head To The Polls For Primary Elections (CBS News)
Ottawa Police Background Investigator Resigns Says Somali-Canadian Hired For ‘Political Reasons’ (Ottawa Citizen)

Somalia President Appeals To AMISOM To Help Secure Upcoming Elections (AMISOM)
Al-Shabaab Burn Vehicles In Jilib Town (Shabelle News)
Somaliland Forces Intervene In Deadly Somali Clan Fight In Northern Somalia (Goobjoog News)
Somalia President Receives Delegates From Germany (Goobjoog News)
Khaatumo Begins Peace Talks With Somaliland (Garowe Online)
Official: US Secretary Of State To Visit Kenya This Month (Associated Press)
Victimized Somalia (Wardheer News)

The Date For The Next Election In Somalia Is Proclaimed (SONNA)
Middle Shabelle And Hiiraan State To Be Formed Before September Polls-Interior Minister (Goobjoog News)
Huge Blast Heard In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Somali President Calls For Enhanced Coordination Between AMISOM And Somali Forces (Goobjoog News)
Jubbaland Police Officers Undergo Training On Gender-based Violence (AMISOM)
AU Somali Troops Map Out New Strategies To Fight Al-Shabaab (Xinhua)
Emotions Mixed For Two-Person Somali Olympic Team (Voice of America)

Sticking Points Remain Over Political Talks In Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
Kenya Calls For Demarcation Of Maritime Border With Somalia (Radio dalsan)
FETO Schools ‘Dangerous’ In Africa: Former Ambassador (Goobjoog News/Anadolu News Agency)
Somaliland Says No To Somali Passport Holders (Radio Dalsan)
Somali Envoy To Russia Mohamed Handulle Passes On In Moscow (Goobjoog News)
Trump Fires Fresh ‘Terrorist Nation’ Immigrant Broadside Demands ‘Animals’ Be Barred (The Japan Times)
3 Unearthed AK-47 Rifles Linked To Al-Shabaab Supporter (Daily Nation)
Now Is Not The Time To Slacken Our Commitment To AMISOM (African Report)

Four Al-Shabaab Militants Killed In Southern Somalia (Xinhua News)
Somali President Opens National Leadership Forum In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Somalia Plans To Build Roads Linking Different Parts Of Country To Boost Trade (Goobjoog News)
Kenyan Police Foil Al-Shabaab Attack In Border Region (Xinhua News)
AMISOM Donates Office Equipment To Somali Police Force (AMISOM)
Sh360m Cocaine: Detectives Link ‘Missing’ Vessel To Al-Shabaab (The Star)
Olympics 2016: Somali Athletes’ Hard Road To Rio (BBC)

UK Minister For Africa Meets President PM In Mogadishu Urges Against Poll Delay (Goobjoog News)
Somali Political Leaders To Meet Amid Poll Delay Fears (Garowe Online)
A Senior Military Officer Injured In Mogadishu Attack (Shabelle News)
Fish Prices Fall By 40% In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
Court Martial Convenes In Somalia To Try Ugandan Soldiers. (AMISOM)
UPDF Officer Charged Over Death Of 10 Colleagues In Somalia (New Vision)
Somalia Urged To Pass Law Banning ‘Horrendous’ FGM (Reuters)
Somalia Furious At Raila’s Call For Somaliland Independence (The Star)
Candidates Reach Out To Somali Voters (St Cloud Times)

AMISOM Senior Commanders Convene To Review Military Operations In Somalia (AMISOM)
Electoral Team To Begin Preparations For 2016 Polls (Garowe Online)
Infant And Maternal Deaths Still Highest In Somalia But Gradual Decline Is Remarkable – UNICEF(Goobjoog News)
Puntland Marks 18th Anniversary Of Establishment (Goobjoog News)
Somalia Vows To Work With New AMISOM Commander In Fight Against Al-Shabaab (Xinhua News)
Officer Injured After Explosive Is Thrown At Group In Lamu (Daily Nation)
UAE Ambassador Meets Somali Minister (WAM Emirates News Agency)
Interview With SRSG Michael Keating On The United Nations Role In The 2016 Electoral Process(UNSOM)

Somalia Car Bombing: Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility As 10 Dead Including Four Militants (The Independent)
AMISOM Condemns Attack On CID In Somali Capital (Shabelle News)
Over 100 People Nabbed In Security Operation In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
Gunmen Kill Somali Police Officer In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Kenya Says Somali Security “At Risk” If AMISOM Funding Is Slashed (Radio Dalsan)
Somali Security Forces Pledge To Work Closely With New Force Commander (AMISOM)
80 Cases On Terrorism Presented In Kenyan Courts This Year (Daily Nation)
AU Somali Forces Capture Key Area In Southwest Somalia (Xinhua News)
How Denmark Is Trying To Subvert The Call To Terror (Star Tribune)