January 6, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somali President Opens First Senate Session In Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
  • Puntland Marine Forces Seize Two Boats Arrest Two Yemeni Fishers (Puntlandi)
  • Appeal For Somali Refugees In Horn Of Africa And Yemen (United Nations Radio)
  • Somali Immigrants Arrested In Garissa (The Star)
  • Can The Credibility Of Somalia’s Indirect Elections Be Salvaged? (African Arguments)
January 6, 2017 | Morning Headlines

January 5, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • UN Envoy Reaches Beledweyne Town (Garowe Online)
  • Presidential Candidate Sheikh Sharif Receives Warm Welcome In Kismayo (Jowhar.com)
  • Outgoing Somali Prime Minister meets Somaliland MPs in Mogadishu (Puntlandi.com)
  • US ‘Gravely Concerned’ By Reports Of Intimidation In Somali Elections (Sputnik)
  • Baidoa Residents To Benefit From A Well Rehabilitated By AMISOM Troops (AMISOM)
  • Somali Camps: Places Of Desperation (Business Live)

January 5, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Uganda Chief Of Defence Forces Visits Somali And AMISOM Troops In Forward Operating Bases In Lower Shabelle Region (AMISOM)
  • Seven Candidates Declare Their Parliamentary Leadership Bid (Goobjoog News)
  • Hirshabelle President Arrives In Beledweyne For Talks With Local Administration Clan Elders (Garowe Online)
  • Somalia’s Electoral Process Is The Most Discussed Topic In Public Places (AMISOM)
  • First Somali-American Legislator Begins Work In Minnesota (VOA News)
  • Recurrent Drought In The Horn Of Africa Region And The Need To Come Up With Sustainable Solutions  (Wardheer News)
January 5, 2017 | Morning Headlines

January 4, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Security Beefed Up In Mogadishu Two Days After Deadly Al-Shabaab Terror Attack (Jowhar.com)
  • Four Killed In Clash Between Al-Shabaab And Gov’t Forces In Jowhar (Goobjoog News)
  • Bodies Of Two Caucasian People Washed Ashore In Marka Town (Jowhar.com)
  • Al-Shabaab Suspects Nabbed In Somali Capital Over Soldier’s Death (Xinhua)
  • ‘The Ruined City Of Mogadishu Had A Hellish Feeling’: Helping Somalia’s Sick (The Guardian)

January 4, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • SNA AU Forces Push Al-Shabaab Out Of Town In Southern Somalia (Garowe Online)
  • Somali Forces Remove 10 Roadblocks In Lower Shabelle (Goobjoog News)
  • President Ali Returns Back To Puntland Region (Garowe Online)
  • Somali President Affirms Electoral Process A Milestone At A Meeting With Uganda Army Chief (AMISOM)
  • Former Puntland VP Denies Joining Somaliland Political Party (Garowe Online)
  • Death Toll Rises To 9 In Twin Somali Bombings (VOA News)
  • Why So Many Somali-Americans Celebrate Their Birthday On Jan. 1 (Minn Post)
January 4, 2017 | Morning Headlines

January 3, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Somalia Sets 11th January For The Election Of Lower House Speaker (Goobjoog News)
  • An Event In Support Of President Hassan Sheikh’s Re-election Bid Held In Mogadishu (Jowhar.com)
  • Somali Domestic Workers To Arrive In Saudi Arabia (Xamarcade.com)
  • Uganda Chief Of Defence Forces Urges Speedy Security Sector Reforms In Somalia (AMISOM)
  • Mogadishu Bombings Hot On The Heels Of Terror Attack In Istanbul (ATC News)
  • Somali Refugee In Milwaukee Self-publishes Book On Life Ordeal (USA Today

January 3, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • UN Envoy To Somalia Welcomes Peace Agreement Between Galmudug Puntland (Garowe Online)
  • Three Soldiers Killed In Al-Shabaab Ambush In Gedo (Shabelle News)
  • Over 60 MPs Table Motion Against The Decision Of Re-contesting Of Parliamentary Seats (Goobjoog News)
  • At Least 8 Die In Twin Vehicle Blasts In Somalia (UPI)
  • Somalia Needs $864 Million For Urgent Aid: UN Agency (Xinhua)
  • Somali Migrant’ Dies While Trying to Cross Bulgaria (Sofia News Agency)
  • New Somali Midwifery Curriculum Gets International Recognition (UNFPA)
January 3, 2017 | Morning Headlines

January 2, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Suicide Car Bomber Outside Mogadishu Airport Kills 3: Police (Associated Press)
  • Jubbaland Vows To Fight Al-Shabaab (Goobjoog News)
  • Somali Prime Minister Tours Newly Built Senate House Building In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
  • Al-Shabaab Group Publicly Executes An official In Southern Somalia (Garowe Online)
  • US Supports Ugandan Troops In Somalia (New Vision Uganda)
  • Arkansa National Guard Soldiers Depart For Somalia Horn of Africa (Thv11.com)
  • How The US War On Piracy Brought One Somali To A West Virginia Prison (The Guardian UK)

January 2, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Leaders of Puntland And  Galmudug Announce Commitment To Ceasefire Agreement In Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
  • Three More Candidates Elected To The Lower House As Somaliland Rush To Complete The Electoral Process (Goobjoog News)
  • Somalia’s Federal Parliament Rejects 2017 Proposed Budget(Garowe Online)
  • Brighton Father’s New Year Challenge To Bring Peace And Security To War-torn Somalia (The Argus)
  • Somali Presidential Guard Shot Dead Inside Compound Suspect Sought (VOA)
  • A Promising New Year For Somalia As The World Ushers In 2017 (AMISOM)
January 2, 2017 | Morning Headlines

December 30, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Somali Parliament To Select Parliament Leadership Election Committee (Goobjoog News)
  • Puntland President Heads To Bosasso Amid Lax Security (Garowe Online)
  • Calm Returns To Afgooye Following Yesterday’s Heavy Fighting (Hiiraan Online)
  • UNHCR Says Over 38000 Somali Refugees Repatriated From Kenya (china.org.cn)
  • Somalia Inaugurate First Ever Regional Football League (Soka25east.com)
  • A Year Of Opportunity And Vulnerability For Somalia (Africa Up Close)