April 7, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Somalia Roadside Blast Kills At Least 19 bus passengers (Associated Press)
Pirates Reportedly Hijack Another Boat Off Somali Coast (Hiiraan Online)
Bosaso Port Deal To Be Struck Today In Abu Dhabi (Jowhar.com)
Somalia Leader Declares Country A War zone Replaces Chiefs (Associated )
Dubai’s P&O Ports Wins $336 mln Port Concession In Somalia’s Puntland (Reuters Africa)
As Somali Bombings Spike An Unlikely Saviour Steps Forward (Gulf Times)

Sanbaloolshe Returns To Intelligence Mogadishu Mayor Axed In Security Shake-up (Goobjoog News)
Bodies of Somali Refugees Killed In Yemen Attack Yet To Be Buried As Families Seek Answers (Goobjoog News)
Turkey Condemns Bomb Attack In Somali Capital (Shabelle News)
Bomb Blast Near KM-4 Junction In Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
Galmudug Wraps Up Registration Of Candidates Vying For The Region’s Presidency (Jowhar.com)
Somali Prime Minister UAE Ambassador Discuss Relief Efforts In Dealing With Severe Drought Crisis (Emirates News Agency)
UPDF Soldiers Given Medals In Somalia(Daily Monitor)
President Trump Must Rethink Decision To Escalate U.S. Military Involvement In Somalia (Cleveland.com)

UAE Naval Base Deal Threat To Somali And Horn Of Africa Stability- Parliament (Goobjoog News)
AMISOM Foils Al-Shabaab Attack In Jalalaqsi Town (Shabelle News)
Somali PM Meets With UN Envoy In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Hassan Aden Desperate To Stay Alive As Drought Continues To Bite (AMISOM)
Kenya Arrests 7 Suspected Human Traffickers In Refugee Camp (Associated Press)
Drought-stricken Somalia Headed Toward Humanitarian Disaster (The Toronto Star)

Car Bomb Rams Cafe In Somalia’s Capital Killing Seven: Officials (Reuters)
New Security Minister Tours Parts Of Mogadishu To Assess Security Situation (Jowhar.com)
24 Hours Rains Quench Thirst Of Residents In Some Areas In Harardhere (Goobjoog News)
Parliament To Debate A Motion About UAE-Somaliland Military Base Deal (Jowhar.com )
Puntland To Enroll New SNA Recruits To Be Trained in Mogadishu (Jowhar.com )
Diarrhoea Outbreak Response Hampered By Administrative Dispute In Northern Somalia (Radio Ergo)
African
Union Hails Uganda For Its Contribution In Stabilizing Somalia (AMISOM)
Multi-million Dollar Deal For Somaliland’s Historic Port Sparks Land Rush (Reuters)

Somali Piracy Resurges (VOA)
Clan Clashes Claim Two Lives In Middle Shabelle (Goobjoog News)
Global Online Campaign Delivers 60 Tonnes Of Aid To Somalia As Plane Lands In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
Somali Military Officers Injured In Mogadishu Attack (Shabelle News)
Summit Scuttles Kenya’s Plan To Repatriate Refugees (The East African)
Seized Indian Vessel Moved To Undisclosed Location Over Ransom Demands: Pirate Leader (Reuters)
Income Tax Shoots Up As Finance Minister Ups Domestic Borrowing (Goobjoog News)

SRSG Michael Keating Visits Hargeisa (Jowhar.com)
Gunmen Kill Trader In Wardhiigley District (Goobjoog News)
Journalist In Somaliland Set To Appear In Court For Supporting Somali President (Goobjoog News)
Speaker Jawari Cautions MPs Against Absenteeism (Hiiraan Online)
AMISOM And Federal Government Of Somalia To Open Main Supply Routes To Ease Access To Humanitarian Aid (AMISOM)
Refugees From Somalia Lose Refugee Status (Norway Today)
Testing The Waters: Somaliland Dives Into The International Arena (The Messenger)

Somali Pirates Strike Again Seizing Indian Vessel And Crew (New York Times )
New Information Minister Pledges Free Media Environment (Goobjoog News)
Gedo Governor Declares The Region Safe Calls For Diaspora Investment (Hiiraan Online)
Curfew Imposed On Leego (Goobjoog News)
Turkey Boosts Aid For Somalia’s Development (Daily Sabah)
Child Deaths Grip Starved Somalia (Caj News Africa)
Finance Minister To Increase Domestic Borrowing To Meet Budget Deficits (Goobjoog News)

Puntland VP Decries Inequitable Resource Distribution By Federal Government (Jowhar.com)
Puntland Minister Suspended Over Corruption Allegation (Garowe Online)
Garissa University Marks 2nd Year Since Deadly Al-Shabaab Attack (Goobjoog News)
Somalia Calls For Economic Investments To Beat Al-Shabaab (The New Arab)
Qatar Charity To Aid Famine-hit Somalia (New Arab)
WhatsApp Groups Address Food Crisis In Somalia (Borgen Project)

Finance Minister Vows To Fight Corruption (Goobjoog News)
Benadir Governor Praised As Development Conscious Leader (Shabelle News)
Turkish Deputy PM In Mogadishu To Assess Drought Situation (Goobjoog News)
Former Minister Of Ports Dies In Mogadishu After Illness (Garowe Online)
Countering Violent Extremism Conference Concludes In Dar Es Salaam (Hiiraan Online)
Abducted Somali Journalist Freed After Torture (Associated Press)
Somaliland Suspends Development Programs In Face Of Famine (VOA)
Diaspora Now Investing In Mogadishu As Security Improves (The East African)

Somali Cabinet First Meeting Discusses Drought And Security (Hiiraan Online)
Hirshabelle Claims Parts Of Mogadishu As Its Territory (Radio Dalsan)
Puntland Ministers Held Cabinet Meeting Endorse Deal With Chinese Company (Garowe Online)
Suspected Al-Shabaab Hijack A Vehicle In Mandera (Goobjoog News)
Somali School Paves Way For Students To Get Into Harvard MIT (CBC Radio)
Minorities In Somalia Urge Government To Implement Laws Barring Social Discrimination (AMISOM)
Somalia And Kenya Must Grow Their Promising Partnership (Daily Nation)