February 19, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Al-Shabaab Denies Kenyan Claims Spy Chief Killed In Air Strike (Toronto Star)
  • President In Central Somalia After Dispute Disrupts Jowhar Convention (Garowe Online)
  • Somali Regional Forces Foil Attempt To Assassinate Jubbaland Minister (Hiiraan Online)
  • Kenyan De-radicalization Teacher On $1 Million Prize List (Goobjoog News)
  • Somali Security Police Nab 300 Suspects In Operation (Xinhua News)
  • U.S. Restricts Visa-Free Travel From Libya Somalia Yemen (Washington Examiner)
  • Somalia Halts Campaign On Foreign Languages (Xinhua News)
  • Fighting Foreign Languages Serves Not To Preserve Somali Language But Exposes A Leadership Bereft Of Ideas (Goobjoog News)
February 19, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 18, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somali Government Arrests Two Al-Shabaab Ring Leaders In Dinsoor Town (Goobjoog News)
  • Somali Government Denies It Directed MPs To Go Through Airport Checks After Plane Bombing (Hiiraan Online)
  • Kenyan Doctor Held For 18 Months Rescued In Galmudug Central Somalia (Goobjoog News)
  • Somali Police Chief Arrives In Beledweyne On Troop Visit (Shabelle News)
  • Kenya To Tackle Radicalisation With New Prison For ‘Extremists’ (Reuters)
  • Ethiopia Puntland To Strengthen Regional Security Infrastructural Cooperation (The Ethiopian Herald)
  • Tell Us Names Number Of KDF Soldiers Killed In El Adde Attack Raila Asks Uhuru (The Star)
  • Why It’s Important To Honor Home Languages In Schools (The Seattle Globalist)
February 18, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 17, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somali Federal Parliament Grills Security Minister Over Legislative Immunity (Goobjoog News)
  • At Least 7 Killed In Heavy Fighting In Afgoye (Jowhar Online)
  • Puntland Won’t Accept An Election Based On 4.5 Formula Says Somali MP (Shabelle News)
  • Fire Exchange Between Soldiers And Private Guards Injures 3 Civilians In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
  • Boost For Tourism As Kenya Records Drop In Rate Of Terror Attacks (Daily Nation)
  • Somali Plane Bomber Was Known As Religious But Not Extremist (Associated Press)
  • The Quiet Epidemic Of Mental Disorders In Refugees (Wired Online)
February 17, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 16, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Former Defence Minister Killed In Car Bomb In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
  • Britain Announces Further $ 4.3 Million For Somali Army (Goobjoog News)
  • EU Launches 7 Million Euros Education Programme For Puntland (Radio Dalsan)
  • Fire Razes Market In Wadajir District Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
  • Us Denies Reports That One Of Its Drones Crashed In Somalia (Associated Press)
  • Starvation: Somali Kids On Death Row (National Mirror)
  • Interim South West Administration Endorses 2016 Electoral Model (UNSOM)
  • Book Review: ‘Making Refuge’ A Compelling Analysis Of Somali Bantu Refugees In Maine (Portland Press Herald)
February 16, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 15, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • AU Urges Rebuilding Somali Army To Secure Somalia (Hiiraan Online)
  • Soldier Arrested In Bal’ad For Killing A Civilian (Goobjoog News)
  • Somalia Aims To Revive Tourism Industry After Decades Of Conflict (Hiiraan Online)
  • First Turkish Airlines Flight After Somalia Blast (Garowe Online)
  • AU Reviews Preparedness Of Its Forces In Somalia (Xinhua News)
  • Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility For Aircraft Bomb (NHK World)
  • Compensate Families Of Soldiers Slain In El Adde Leaders Urge State (The Star)
  • UPDF Readjusts Positions In AMISOM For Tactical Reasons (New Vision)
  • Somalia: Why Is Al-Shabaab Still Such A Potent Threat? (Daily Maverick)
February 15, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 12, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Puntland Shares Their Views On The Electoral Process With The International Community (Radio Dalsan)
  • Somaliland Beefs Up Airports’ Security After Mogadishu Plane Bombing (Hiiraan Online)
  • Former Iraqi VP Hails Development Strides Made By Somalia (Wacaal Media)
  • Farole Meets Keating As Puntland Cool to 4.5 (Garowe Online)
  • Minnesota Man To Plead Guilty In Islamic State Case (ABC News/AFP)
  • Dr. Al-Turki Receives Somali Minister Of Endowments And Religious Affairs (Saudi Press Agency)
  • Al-Shabaab Preys On Poor Youth With Promises Of Cars And Wives (Daily Nation)
  • Drought Spells Disaster For Somali Herders (IRIN)
February 12, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 11, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • AMISOM: Al-Shabab Plans Attacks Disguised As AU Troops (VoA News)
  • Galmudug  President And Interior Minister Commission The Construction Of Hobyo Sea Port (Wacaal Media)
  • Former Iraqi Vice President Pays Visit To Somalia (Horseed Media)
  • TV Station Ransacked By Somaliland Minister’s Bodyguards (Reporters Without Borders)
  • Int’l Maritime Watchdog Calls For Vigilance Against Pirates In Somalia (Xinhua)
  • Somalilands Quest For Recognition Goes-on (New African Magazine)
February 11, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 10, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Major  Internal Security Conference Opens Its Doors In Mogadishu (Wacaal Media)
  • Somalia Invites Moderate Islamists To  Negotiating Table (Garowe Online)
  • Puntland President Receives Top Int’l Community Ambassadors In Garowe (Villa Puntland)
  • 58000 Children ‘Facing Death’ In Drought-hit Somalia (Al Jazeera English)
  • Military Chiefs In Meeting To Boost Somalia War On Terror (Daily Nation)
  • The Islamic State Is Running Out of Time In Somalia  (Warisboring.com)
February 10, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 9, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somalia Arrested 20 Over Plane Bombing (Hiiraan Online)
  • Puntland Cabinet Meeting Amid Election Controversy (Garowe Online)
  • Somali MPs Lodge Motion Against President (Shabelle News)
  • AU Lauds Progress On Peace Efforts In Somalia (Xinhua)
  • UN Warns Of Alarming Food Security Situation In Somalia (Xinhua)
  • How Micro Loans For Solar Pumps Are A Macro Step Forward (The East African)
February 9, 2016 | Morning Headlines

February 8, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somalia President Appears In Parliament (Garowe Online)
  • Somalia Votes To Join OIC (Horseed Media)
  • Federal Parliament Set To Review The Constitution (Goobjoog News)
  • Pilot After Somalia Emergency:Airplane Security Is Zero (Associated Press)
  • Kenya Somalia Deal Paves Way For Local Banks To Set Up In Somalia (Daily Nation)
  • FBI In Somalia To Help Probe Inflight Blast Described As ‘Deliberate Act Of Terror’ (CNN)
  • Somalia Beach Attack: Survivor Tells Of Ordeal At Hands Of Al-Shabaab (BBC)
February 8, 2016 | Morning Headlines