March 9, 2018 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

Arab League Releases Statement On Disagreement Between The Federal Government of Somalia and DP World (Hiiraan Online)
US Designates Al-Shabaab Leaders As Most Wanted Terrorists (Radio Mustaqbal)
Famous Businessman Killed In Mogadishu (Jowhar.com)
Kenya Fights UN Resolution That Seeks To Reduce Number Of Troops Serving Under AMISOM (The Standard)
AMISOM Female Peacekeepers Celebrate Women’s Contribution To Global Peace (AMISOM)
Pillaging Somalia: The Dubious DP World-Ethiopia Deal (Hiiraan Online)

Somaliland President Bihi Rubbishes Somalia Claim Over Berbera Port (Radio Dalsan)
Bula Burde Administration Rescues Two Children From Al-Shabaab (Hiiraan Online)
Somalia Seeks To Benefit From Jordan’s Security Expertise (Shabelle News)
Government of Germany Contributes €50 Million Towards Strengthening Resilience In southern Somalia (Africa News)
How Al-Shabaab Prey On Starving Somali Villages For Food Cash And Children (The Star Kenya)

Federal Government Regional States Hold Meeting Nairobi (Garowe Online)
President Farmaajo Holds A Closed-door Meeting With Benadir Region District Commissioners (Hiiraan Online)
Mogadishu’s Jazeera Residents Cry Foul Over Eviction Order (Radio Dalsan)
The Women of AMISOM; Pressing for Progress Towards 50/50 (AMISOM)
As Climate Change Parches Somalia Frequent Drought Comes With Conflict Over Fertile land (PBS News)
Women Entrepreneurs Carve Out A Living In Mogadishu Camps (ICRC)

Africa Shoulders Hefty Burden Of War Against Shabaab (Daily Nation Kenya)
Somalia Petitions Arab League Over Berbera Port Deal (Goobjoog News)
Somali Regional Minister MP & 3 Others Killed In Lower Shabelle Blast (Radio Dalsan)
Somalia Seeking To Enforce Tax Regime With International Support (Global Tax News)
First Hospital Brings Relief To Pregnant Women And Other Patients In Southern Mudug Town (Radio Ergo)

Aid Agencies Urge Debt Relief For Somalia (CTGN)
UK Commits Additional $34 M In Humanitarian Aid To Somalia (Radio Dalsan)
Governor of Banadir Launches Consultation Meeting On IDPs In Mogadishu (Jowhar.com)
Gunmen Kill A Civilian In Somalia Capital (Shabelle News)
Kenya To Assist Somalia Develop Legal And Justice Systems (Capital News)
Somaliland Poet Arrested (BBC)
What Berbera Port Agreement Means For The Federal Government Of Somalia (Hiiraan Online)

Parliament Committee Declares Lack Of Confidence For Minister Hosh (Radio Dalsan)
Somali Forces Carry Out A Security Operation In Beledweyne City (Shabelle News)
Old Parliament Buildings To Be Reconstructed At $100 Milion (Hiiraan Online)
Troop Contributing Countries Disagree With UN Donors On AMISOM Withdrawal (The East African)
Restoring the Foundation of the Somali Police Force (Hiiraan Online)

Somalia At Risk Of Falling Back Into Famine (Anadolu Agency)
Committee: 587 Dead In Oct 14 Terror Attack (Hiiraan Online)
HIV/AIDS Stigma Forces People To Hide Away In Kismayo (Radio Ergo)
DP World Set To Break Ground On Somaliland Free Zone Project (Arabian Business)
It Was Not Right And I Don’t Want Any Other Girls To Go Through This (The Independent)

We Foiled Further Attacks During Security Crack-down-Mogadishu Mayor (Goobjoog News)
Somalia And Turkey Sign Agreement To Rebuild Water Reservoir In Middle Shabelle Region (Hiiraan Online)
Security Threat Has Increased In Balaad District HirShabelle Administration Says (Radio Dalsan)
Somalia On Edge Of Slipping Back Towards Famine If Aid Is Pulled Out (Relief Web)
Somalia: The nexus Between Taxation Public Trust And Public Services (The Somali Public Agenda)

Federal Parliament To Re-open March 10 (Goobjoog News)
Somali Lawmakers To Submit Motion Against Berbera Port Deal (Hiiraan Online)
74 Somali Prisoners Released From Indian Jails Arrive In Mogadishu (Radio Dalsan)
PM Khaire To Address World Bank Fragility Forum Monday (Goobjoog News)
Kenyan Police Seek To Recover Cache Of Arms After Al-Shabaab Attack (Xinhua Online)
Turkey’s Foray Into Somalia Is A Huge Success But There Are Risks (The Conversation UK)