May 2, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Somali Troops Carry Out Swoop In Marka After Bomb Attack (Shabelle News)
Puntland President Receives High Level Delegation In Bossaso (Garowe Online)
For Somali Villagers Battling Militants Requires No Mighty Army But Sacrifice (Hiiraan Online)
Galmudug Leader In Jijiga For Talks Over Somalia-Ethiopia Border Clashes (Garowe Online)
Islamist Group Al-Shabaab Kills 15 Soldiers: Somali Military (Reuters)
Mogadishu Airport Increases Security (AMISOM)
Rising Malnutrition Is Overwhelming Nutrition Centre (ICRC)

Somalia AU Forces Face Resurgent Al-Shabaab (Voice of America)
Controversial Trials Of Somaliland Journalists Delayed (Mareeg Online)
Puntland President Eyes Arab Investment (Garowe Online)
Military Offensives And Al-Shabaab Threats In Lower Shabelle Force Families To Flee To Mogadishu(Goobjoog News)
ISIL Is Competing With Al-Shabaab For Recruits In Somalia And Appears To Be Gaining Traction (Quartz Africa)
International Maritime Agency Urges Vigilance Despite Drop In Somali Piracy (Xinhua News)
Struggling For Survival In Drought-hit Somaliland (Reuters)
Strong Bonds Grow With Bellies At Program For Pregnant Somali Women (Seattle Times)

Somali Security Forces Arrest 15 Al-Shabaab Suspects (Xinhua News)
EU Envoy And AU Envoy In Somalia Speak On Peacekeeping Funding (Garowe Online)
Construction Of 10000 Housing Units To Start In Mogadishu After Elections Say Turkish Foreign Officials(Goobjoog News)
Fears Of Renewed Clashes As Militiamen Seize Buhodle Town (Goobjoog News)
EU Reiterates Its Continued Support For AMISOM (AMISOM)
Minnesota T.S.A. Manager Says He Was Told To Target Somali-Americans (New York Times)
Somalia: Crisis Not Over (MSF International)
More Effort Needed To De-Radicalize Somali Youths – AU Special Rep For Somalia (AMISOM)
Can A Border Wall Stop ISIS? Construction To Begin On Massive Security Barrier To Stop Terrorists In Kenya (International Business Times)

ISIL Claims False AMISOM Says But Confirms IED Explosion Outside Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
At Least 5 Killed 13 Others Injured In Fighting Near Baidoa (Shabelle News)
Hand Grenade Attack Targets Somali Lawmaker House In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
Somali Army Says It Foiled Al-Shabaab Attack On Wajid Town (Shabelle News)
Somali Army Killed 20 Terrorists (Prensa Latina)
Kenya Agrees Security Pact With Somali Border Locals (Daily Nation)
AMISOM Forces Will Uphold Respect For Human Rights – SRCC (AMISOM)
Somalia Needs Urgent Aid To Avoid Famine Disaster NGOs Say (International Business Times)

Ethiopian Delegation To Hold Talks With Galmudug State Amid Killings By Liyuu Police Goobjoog News)
Reconciliation Conference Kicks Off In Marka (Goobjoog News)
Malaria Prevalence In Somalia Has Reduced – UNICEF (Horseed Media)
Uganda Picks Tanzania For Oil Pipeline Drops Kenya Plan (Shabelle/BBC News)
Somalia: Sexual Violence Must Be Subject To Criminal Justice Not Traditional Xeer Systems Says UN Expert (United Nations Human Rights News)
Somali President Mohamud: Charlie Rose (Bloomberg)
#DontBuyDeath Encourages Somalis To Stay Home (Deutsche Welle)
Interior CS Nkaissery meets the Mare-han clan leaders (NTV Kenya)
Here’s What You May Not Know About The Migrant Boat That Capsized Two Weeks Ago (BuzzFeed News)

AMISOM And Somalia Call For Coordinated Approach To Defeat Al-Shabaab (Goobjoog News)
Six Al-Shabaab Fighters Blow Themselves Up In Burhakaba Following Police Raid (Goobjoog News)
Multiple Suicide Blasts Reported In Somalia (Shabelle News)
Calls To End Tribal Fighting In Galgadud Region (Goobjoog News)
Somalia: At Least 12 Die Of Cholera In Southern Somalia (All Africa News)
Construction Of The 700km Kenya-Somalia Border Fence To Continue Says Kenya’s Security Minister (The Standard)
UPDF Receives 1800 Soldiers From Somalia (New Vision)
Africa Assuming Importance In The Global Security Agenda (Daily Nation)

Somali President: Hard Times Driving Youth To Migrate (Voice of America)
Tax Collectors Gunned Down At Bakara Market (Goobjoog News)
Somali President Announces His Candidacy For 2016 Elections (Shabelle News)
EU Consolidates Its Support To Livestock Trade And Marketing In Somalia (Horseed Media)
Somali Refugee : ‘All My Friends Have Died’ (BBC)
Egypt And Somalia Seek Bilateral Economic Cooperation (Egypt Today)
No Bail For Somali Charged With Floriana Health Centre Fracas (Malta Today)
When ‘Journalists’ Kill Journalists (The Washington Times)

Up To 500 Migrants May Have Drowned In Mediterranean Tragedy: UNHCR (Reuters)
Gunmen In Somali Army Uniform Kill 3 Children In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Person Killed And Another One Injured In Landmine Blast In Marka (Goobjoog News)
Somali Electoral College Will Pick House Members (The Gulf Today)
Russia Ready To Sell Arms To Somalia After Sanctions Lifted (Sputnik News)
Report Shows Many Mombasa Street Children Radicalised (Daily Nation)
One Year Later Daughter Pays Tribute To Mum Killed In Terror Attack (The Star)

UN Envoy Welcomes Progress In Preparations For Elections in 2016 (UN News Centre)
Mother And Six Children Killed In Fire Blaze By Armed Armed Men Over Clan Fights In Marka (Goobjoog News)
Death Toll Confusion After Overnight Mediterranean Sea Boat Capsize Leaves Hundreds Of Migrants Dead (Shabelle News)
Puntland Parliament To Convene Following TPEC Lineup (Garowe Online)
Three Children Injured In Blast In Galgaduud (Goobjoog News)
Somalia Bans Citizens From Traveling to Sudan After 200 Deaths (Bloomberg)
Somalia Seeks Russia’s Help In Fighting Al-Shabaab Terrorists Strengthening Economy (International Business Times)
Man To Plead Guilty In Fire At Grand Forks Somali Restaurant (The Star Tribune)
‘We’ll Make Our Country Great Again’: Project Shows True Face Of Somalis (The Guardian)

Somalia Estimates 200-300 Citizens May Have Died In Migrant Drowning – Minister (Reuters)
Somali Leaders Condole With Families Over Boat Tragedy Call For Lasting Solution To Avert More Deaths (Goobjoog News)
Puntland Dismisses Criticism By Rights’ Defender (Garowe Online)
Commotion Ends Federal Parliament Meeting In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
Mogadishu Mayor Calls For Vigilance As NISA Seizes Car Bomb (Shabelle News)
Four Civilians Killed In Islamist Attack In Somalia: Police (Reuters)
Child Malnutrition Soars In Northern Somalia Due To Severe Drought (Reuters)
Kenya Should Rethink Its Somalia Strategy (Daily Nation)