April 29, 2016 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

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)

Government Forces Capture New Areas From Al-Shabaab In SW Somalia (Shanghai Daily)
Tension Rises In Balad Hawo As Jubbaland Minister Reaches Town (Shabelle News)
Renegades Soldiers Takes Control Of Buhoodle District (Mareeg Media)
Puntland State Accused Of Being Involved In Galgadud Conflict (Shabelle News)
Al-Shabaab Fighters Loyal To Islamic State Complicate Somalia Security (Voice of America)
UN Donates Vehicles To Enhance Security At Refugee Camps In Kenya (Shanghai Daily)
US Charges 2 In Attack On 3 Somali Men In Kansas (Voice of America)
Minnesota Policymakers Here’s The Right Way To Help Somali-Americans (Star Tribune)

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)

Mogadishu Bound Flights To Resume Upon Completion Of Security Assessment Turkish Official (Goobjoog News)
Lawmaker Calls On Mogadishu Residents To Work With Security Forces (Shabelle News)
ISIS Publishes New Video Claiming Presence In Somalia (Radio Dalsan)
Somali Foreign Minister Meets With His UEA Counterpart (Shabelle News)
El Nino Could Cause Famine To Return In Somalia (Voice of America)
Somali Activists Use Social Media To Warn Of The High Costs And Risks Of Seeking Refuge In Europe(PRI)
Puntland: To The Lighthouse On The Tip Of The Horn Of Africa (RBC Radio)
Refugee Goat Project Growing By Leaps And Bounds Thanks To Investment (Deseret News)

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)

Al-Shabaab Overruns Somali National Army Military Base Four Soldiers Injured – Military Official(Goobjoog News)
Businessman Killed Outside A Mosque In Mogadishu (Shabelle News)
Puntland Election Commission Picks Chairman (Garowe Online)
Family Fights For Release Of Terror Suspect (Daily Nation)
Somalia To Hold General Election This August (AA)
He Once Tried To Fix Failing D.C. Schools. Now He’s Trying To Fix Somalia (The Washington Post)
There Is More To Warsan Shire Than Beyonce’s Video (BBC)

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)

Somali Security Forces Capture Wanted Al-Shabaab Leader (Shabelle News)
Prime Minister Replaces Minister Of Post And Telecommunication (Shabelle News)
Ceasefire In Villages Under Galgadud Region Following Elder Intervention (Goobjoog News)
Puntland Parliament Endorses Electoral Commission (Garowe Online)
AU Special Representative Visits Hiran Region Commends Strong Partnership Between AMISOM And The Local Community (AMISOM)
Five Admit Beating Somali For Wallet And Mobile (Times of Malta)
For Somali Soccer Stars Life In America Is A Whole New Game (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

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)

Al-Shabaab Militants Kidnap Traditional Elders In Hiran Region (Radio Kulmiye)
Police Launch Manhunt For ‘Mastermind’ Of Bardere Bomb Attack (Shabelle News)
Hospital Face Medical Shortage Amid Outbreak of Diarrhea In Sakow And Jilib (Goobjoog News)
Two Survivors From Ethiopia And Somalia Tell Of Mystery Migrant Shipwreck (Deutschwelle)
Former Refugee Gives Back To Others ( Winnipeg Free Press)
Somalia – In-Year Update December 2015 (FCO Report)