November 17, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • AU Troops Kill 12 Al-Shabaab Militants In Somalia (Xinhua)
  • Bomb Explodes Near Government Building In Kismayo Town (Garowe Online)
  • President’s Men Make A Comeback As November Vote Takes Shape (Goobjoog News)
  • Piracy Still A Threat Off Somalia Despite Successes: UN Official (Xinhua)
  • Welcoming Kenya’s Decision On Dadaab Camp UN Urges Flexibility On Time Frames For Somali Refugees (UN News Centre)
  • Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison In ISIS Trial (MPR News)
  • The Next Election To Pay Attention To Is In Somalia (MPR News)
  • Can Local Muscle Defeat Somalia’s Al-Shabaab? (BBC)
November 17, 2016 | Morning Headlines

November 16, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • AU Somali Forces Capture Village In Central Region (Xinhua)
  • Ahlu Sunna Wal jama’a Speaks About Shutting Down Radio Galgaduud (Baidoa News Agency)
  • Explosions Clashes Continue In Tiyeglow (Hiiraan Online)
  • Former Information Minister Elected As Lower House Member of Parliament (Shabelle News)
  • Kenya Extends Deadline For Dadaab Refugee Camp Closure By Six Months (CCTV)
  • The Next Election To Pay Attention To Is In Somalia (MPR)
  • 20000 Somali Kids ‘Out Of School’ Due To Hostilities – UNICEF Concerned (Africa News)

November 16, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Air Djibouti Makes A Comeback To Mogadishu After 25 years (Goobjoog News)
  • HirShabelle State Announces Start Of Lower House Elections (UNSOM)
  • Puntland President Appoints Former Security Official In A New Post (Garowe Online)
  • Child Deaths In Northern Somalia As Drought Bites (Goobjoog News)
  • 18 Dead In Renewed Clashes With Islamist Militants In Somalia (EBL News)
  • Two Minnesota Men Sentenced For Trying To Aid Islamic State: Local Media (Reuters)
  • Ex-Somali Refugee Defeats Minister To Become MP (BBC)
  • Can Kenya Close Dadaab The World’s Biggest Refugee Camp? (BBC)
November 16, 2016 | Morning Headlines

November 15, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Ahlu Sunna Shuts Down Radio Galgaduud In Central Somalia (Garowe Online)
  • Lower House Elections Continue In Jubaland 5 Members of Parliament Voted In (Radio Muqdisho)
  • Auto Rickshaw Driver Killed In A Gang Style Shooting In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
  • Intense Lobbying For Amina’s AU Job Bid Enters Second Leg (The Star)
  • Government Officials Coercing Refugees Back To War-torn Somalia (Amnesty International)

November 15, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Government Forces Recapture Town After Al-Shabaab Retreat (Garowe Online)
  • Al-Shabaab Kills Senior Official In Burhakabo Attack (Shabelle News)
  • Three Somali-Americans Sentenced For Plotting To Join IS (VOA News)
  • Kenya To Miss November Deadline To Close Dadaab Refugee Camp (Reuters)
  • Exclusive: Al-Shabab Moves In On Central Somalia (Al Jazeera)
  • Somalia’s First Paralympian Aims To Spread Disability Sport In His Homeland (Inside The Games)
  • Do Not Conform To Hate. A Somali Diaspora Perspective To Political Changes In US & UK (Sagal Ashour Blog)
November 15, 2016 | Morning Headlines

November 14, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Huge Explosion Heard In Burhakabo Police Station (Shabelle News)
  • Key Meeting Convened On Construction Of Garowe Airport (Garowe Online)
  • Somali Ambassador To UN Presents His Credentials To Ban Ki-moon (Radio Dalsan)
  • EU To Pay Stipends To Frontline Police Officers (CCTV)
  • UN Envoy Urges Somalia’s Regional States To Stick To Ceasefire Deal (Xinhua)
  • Fight Al-Shabaab But Don’t Terrorise Mandera – Roba (The Star)
  • Should The Somalilanders In Mogadishu Parliament Quit? (Wardheer News)

November 14, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somali Leader Appeals For Aid Amid Severe Drought (Xinhua)
  • Allied Forces Recapture Village In South West Somalia (Goobjoog News)
  • Puntland And Jubbaland States Elect Twelve More MPs In Lower House Elections (UNSOM)
  • Galmudug Seeks US Compensation Over Jehdin Airstrike (Goobjoog News)
  • Two Soldiers Dead Several Injured In Mogadishu Attack (Shabelle News)
  • Rival Somalia Regions Agree To Bury The Hatchet Again (AFP)
  • More Troops Called For To Secure Somalia (Xinhua)
  • AU Mission Probes Alleged Civilian Killing In Somalia (Xinhua)
  • More Somali Refugees Opt For Returning Home (Xinhua)
  • Muslim Americans Share The Pain Of Having Family Convicted Of Supporting Terrorism (The Washington Post)
November 14, 2016 | Morning Headlines

November 11, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • French President Receives Credentials From Somali Ambassador (Jowhar.com)
  • Somaliland Announces Publication Of A Comprehensive Foreign Policy (Somaliland Informer)
  • Somalia Urges Continued International Support For Fighting Piracy (Radio Dalsan)
  • Cord Leaders Call On Uhuru To Withdraw Kenyan Troops From Somalia (Daily Nation)
  • People In War Zones Feel Needs Not Being Met By Humanitarian Organisations (The Guardian)

November 11, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • U.S. Airstrike In Somalia Killed Local Militia Not Al-Shabaab (Reuters)
  • Puntland Announces Start Of Second Phase Of Lower House Voting As Jubbaland And South West States Conclude Initial Round Of Polling (UNSOM)
  • Hundreds Turn Out For Fursad Fund Inaugural Job Fair In Mogadishu (Hiiraan Online)
  • Delegates From The Pan African Youth Union Encourage Somalia To Champion Peace (AMISOM)
  • UN Renews Somalia-Eritrea Arms Embargo (Associated Press)
  • Appeals Court Hears Arguments In Somali Terror Case (The San Diego Union Tribune)
  • KDF Soldier Killed On Duty In Somalia Buried In Meru (Daily Nation)
  • The Challenges Of Holding An Election In Somalia (The Conversation)
November 11, 2016 | Morning Headlines

November 10, 2016 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Unidentified Fighter Jets Bomb Al-Shabaab Base In Somalia (Shabelle News)
  • Puntland Forces Attack Qandala From The Sea (Jowhar.com)
  • Corruption Overshadows Galmudug Lower House Election (Shabelle News)
  • Mayor Of Mogadishu Hands Over Money To Hodan District Administration (Shabelle News)
  • UNSC Condemns Piracy Off Somalia (Kuwait News Agency)
  • Trump’s Victory Triggers Anxiety Among Minnesota Somalis Other Immigrants (Star Tribune)