October 14, 2019 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Special Representative Of The Secretary-General For Somalia Condemns Attack On UN And AMISOM Compounds In Mogadishu(UNSOM)
Galmudug Candidates Dismiss Technical Committee(Halbeeg)
Somali PM Urges Political Leaders To Shun Self-interest (Halbeeg)
Madobe Extends Olive Branch To Federal Government (Garowe Online)
11 Police Officers Killed In A Deadly Blast In Liboi As Reinforcement Is Sent There (Standard Media)
AMISOM Kenyan Contingent Supports Women Groups In Dhobley

(AMISOM)

USAID Announces Some $50M In Education Funding(Anadolu Agency)
Report Of The Under-Secretary-General For Humanitarian Affairs And Emergency Relief Coordinator(UNSC)
SECCCO: Transformation Through Sustainable Energy Cookstoves(Goobjoog)

AMISOM Commander Visits Burundi Troops To Assess Progress In Operations(AMISOM)
Second Annual Investment Forum Opens In Garowe(Hiiraan Online)
Winners Of EU-funded Poetry Competition Unveiled In Mogadishu (Hiiraan Online)
AMISOM SNA Get Training On Delivering Quick Impact Projects To Somalia Communities (AMISOM)
Somali Youth Urged To Take Part In Electoral Process (AMISOM)
Health Activities In Somalia(International Committee of the Red Cross)
UN World Bank Calls For Sustained Funding For Somalia(UNSOM)

UN Warns Two Million People In Somalia At Risk Of Starvation(Al-Jazeera)
SNA Repels Al-Shabaab Attack In Lower Shabelle(Halbeeg)
Elders In Hiiraan Clash With Federal Government Over Planned Transfer Of Recruits To Dhusamareb (Hiiraan Online)
Five Killed In Rocket Attack In Mandera(Standard Media)
United Nations And World Bank Group Call For Sustained Funding To Relieve Suffering In Somalia(World Bank and OCHA)
On The Streets With Somalia’s Poliovirus Detectives (Global Polio Eradication Initiative)
Refugee Family “Facing Persecution From Somali Community” Opts To Sleep Outside UNHCR HQs (Soft Power News)

Senior Al-Shabaab Militant Surrenders To Authorities In Bakol Region (Jowhar.com)
Mogadishu Mayor Appoints Committee To Re-open Closed Roads In The Capital(Somali Affairs)
Somali Military Court Sentences Man To Death For His Role In Car Bomb Attack (Halbeeg)
UCID Party Slams Government’s Detention Of Journalists In Somaliland (Somaliland.com)
11 People Arrested For Child Smuggling (Andolu)
Poor Harvest In 2019 May Push 6.3 Million Somalis To Hunger By Year End(Down To Earth)

Death Toll Of Dinsor Blast In Southern Somalia Hits 5(>Halbeeg)
Somalia Government Condemns The Humiliation And Atrocities Being Committed By The Terrorist Group Of Al-Shabaab(SONNA)
Somali PM Lays Foundation For New Hospital In Bakool Region(Halbeeg)
Search For Abducted Cuban Doctors Still On – Police(The Star)
Kenyan Leader Says Troops To Step Up Peacekeeping Efforts (Xinhua)
‘Two Sisters’ Shows Tragic Impact Of Islamic Extremism (Global Times)

Ethiopian Defense Force Says It Captured Some ISIS Members(>Addis Standard)
Somalia Hands Over Chairmanship Of The Council Of Arab Ministers At The Arab League(Shabelle Media Network)
HirShabelle Leader Holds Meeting With AMISOM Military Commanders In Beledweyne(Hiiraan Online)
Minister Beileh Leads Team For 4th SMP Review With IMF In Addis Ababa(Goobjoog)
Mortar Attack Kills 1 Wounds 3 In Mogadishu (Anadolu Agency)
Australia Delivers Warning Over IS Foothold In Somalia (SBS)
Mogadishu Doctors Volunteer Time And Money To Treat The Poor In IDP Camps (Radio Ergo)

AMISOM Helps Families Affected By Drought In Dhobley(>AMISOM)
President Farmajo To Attend UN General Assembly Summit(Halbeeg)
Federal Finance Minister Calls On Private Sectors To Boost Economy and Development(Goobjoog)
Somalia’s International Partners On The Galmudug Reconciliation Conference(UNSOM)
Somalia’s International Partners Meet Prime Minister In Baidoa (UNSOM)
Soldiers Of The 48th AMISOM Battalion Perform Acts Of Kindness(EUNAVFOR)
Badhan’s Young Deputy Mayor-elect Wants To Be A Role Model For Other Women (Radio Ergo)

Prime Minister Khaire Officially Opens Galmudug Reconciliation Conference(Radio Dalsan)
Survey Shows More Graduates Universities With Lack Of Job Opportunities In Somalia (Halbeeg)
Somalia: Attack On Military Convoy Kills 5 (Anadolu Agency)
Terror Suspect Detained(Standard Media)
Minnesota Somalis Get A National Forum On NPR’S 1A (MPR)
Water Crisis Leaves Families In Central Somalia’s Mudug Region Desperate (Radio Ergo)

AMISOM UN Discuss Use And Maintenance Of Military Equipment(AMISOM)
Somalia To Regulate Labour And Employment Rights For The First Time In Decades(Hiiraan Online)
Somalia Wins First Ever Football World Cup Qualifier(Anadolu Agency)
Somalia Economic Update: Boosting Education Outcomes Is Critical For Sustained And Inclusive Growth (World Bank)
ADF Finances Drinking Water And Sanitation Project In Kismayo And Baidoa (Afrik21)
Somaliland Girls From Poor Families Lose Hope Of High School Education (Radio Ergo)

Galmudug Reconciliation Conference To Kick Off As Hobyo Conference Concludes(Goobjoog)
Somalia Appeals South Africa To Protect The Lives And Property Of Its Citizens (Halbeeg)
Liberian President Pleads With Japan To Extend Somalia Drive(Garowe Online)
AMISOM Hands Over Warsheikh Base To Somali Police Force(AMISOM)
Sigh Of Relief As New Basuba Health Centre Opened ((The Star)
Memorandum Of Understanding Signed With the Puntland State Ministry Of Interior Federal Affairs And Democratisation(Max Planck Foundation)
Advocates From Somali Community Push For More Discussion Of Addiction (Star Tribune)