December 22, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Mogadishu Mayor Asks For Transfer Of Security Responsibility To His Administration (Hiiraan Online)
  • Galmudug First Minister Sheikh Shakir Declares Fresh Offensive Against Al-Shabaab (Dhacdo.com)
  • Hirshabelle President Travels Back To Jowhar (Jowhar.com)
  • AU Says It Needs Urgent Resources For Its Mission In Somalia (VOA)
  • UNESCO Calls For Investigation Into Death Of Journalist In Somalia (Sputnik)
  • 24 Hours In Hargeisa Somaliland(World Bank)

December 22, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Four Al-Shabaab Militants Surrender To Somali Government  (Xinhuanet)
  • Abdishakur: No One Can Be Silenced Through The Barrel Of The Gun (Goobjoog News)
  • Regional Council: Keep Off The Army From Politics And Allow Political Differences (Goobjoog News)
  • Security Concerns Continue To Frustrate Somalia’s Bid For Peace (TRT World )
  • 2017 Was Hugely Successful But Challenges Still Lurk Says AU Special Representative For Somalia (AMISOM)
  • Anti-radicalisation Should Tackle Anger Driving Terrorism (The Standard Kenya)
December 22, 2017 | Morning Headlines

December 21, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Somalia Releases Jailed Ex Minister And Government Critic (Reuters)
  • Inter-state Cooperation Council Releases Statement About The Arrest Of Abdirahman Abdishakur (Jowhar.com)
  • Puntland Deploys More Security Forces To Galgala (Jowhar.com)
  • Somali Refugees At Dadaab Being Forced Back Home – Amnesty International (The Star Kenya)
  • AMISOM Donates Crime Scene Investigation Equipment To South West State Police Force (AMISOM)
  • Somali Refugees Living In Kenya Ponders Return To Motherland With Mixed Feelings (Xinhua)

December 21, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somali Lawmakers Seek To Impeach President Amid Political Crisis (Reuters)
  • Ahlusunna’s Sheikh Shakir Reach Guri El And Announce Change Of Name (Radio Dalsan)
  • Somali Police Force Celebrates Its 74th Anniversary (Goobjoog News)
  • Forum On State Of Somalis Kicks Off In Djibouti (VOA Somali)
  • Somalis Faced ‘inhumane’ Abuse On US deportation Flight (Aljazeera)
  • Rewinding The Clock—A Return to Somalia As We Know It! (Hiiraan Online)
December 21, 2017 | Morning Headlines

December 20, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Detained Former Minister Appears Before Court (Garowe Online)
  • Former PM Distances Himself From Motion Against Government (Shabelle News)
  • Police Force Marks Its 74th Anniversary (Garowe Online)
  • Somalia: Up To 30 Percent of Soldiers Unarmed (VOA)
  • Somali Refugees In Kenya Caught Between Ration Cuts And War At Home (Reuters)

December 20, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Roadside Bomb Targets Puntland Forces Near Bosaso (Garowe Online)
  • Revenue Consolidation Meeting Held In Kismayo (Radio Dalsan)
  • National Conference For Somali Youths Winds Up In Mogadishu With Clear Cut Outcomes (Goobjoog News)
  • South West State’s Administration Dismisses High Court Judge  (Radio Dalsan)
  • New UPDF Contingent Commander Arrives In Somalia (AMISOM)
  • Survivors Of The Mogadishu Market bomb: ‘Our Life Is Destroyed. There Is No More To Say’ (The Guardian)
December 20, 2017 | Morning Headlines

December 19, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Constitutional Affairs Minister Challenges Security Minister’s Ban On Private Meetings (Jowhar.com)
  • President Farmajo Tells Army Commanders To Double Their Efforts In Fighting Al-Shabaab (Radio Dalsan)
  • Finance Ministers Arrives In Kismayo For 3rd Fiscal Federalism Meeting (Hiiraan Online)
  • Kenya Stands Its Ground In Sea Row With Somalia (Daily Nation)
  • UNHCR Repatriates 74141 Somali Refugees From Kenya (Xinhua)
  • UN Refugee Chief Finds Somalia Suffering From Instability And Drought But Sees Hope (UNHCR)

December 19, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • US Forces Kill Eight In Somalia Strike (Daily Mail)
  • Minister Islow: No Meeting Can Take Place Without A Permit (Goobjoog News)
  • MP Abdisabir Denies Attorney General’s Claims As Baseless (Shabelle Media)
  • Somali President Vows Extra Efforts After U.S. Suspends Aid To Military (Reuters)
  • Canada To Give $10.4M In Humanitarian Assistance To Somalia (Radio Canada International)
  • Aamin Ambulance Offers Free First Aid In Response To Terror Attacks In Mogadishu (Capital News)
  • Somalia’s First Post-civil War Memorial Could Be Erected To The Victims Of Its Deadliest Ever Attack (Quartz Africa)
December 19, 2017 | Morning Headlines

December 18, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Outspoken Critic Of Farmajo’s Government Arrested (Garowe Online)
  • Government Leaders Meet With UN High Commissioner For Refugees (Hiiraan Online)
  • We Shall Remain An Opposition Party To The Somali Government Says Wadajir Chairperson (Goobjoog News)
  • MP Shuriye Refutes Attorney General’s Accusations (Hiiraan Online)
  • Mogadishu Main Roads Closed Today (Allafrica)
  • Foreign Fleets Plundered Somalia’s Fish (Hakai Magazine)

December 18, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Senior Al-Shabaab Militants Killed In Somalia Drone Strike: Official (Xinhuanet)
  • Attorney General Accuses Two MPs For Treason (Hiiraan Online)
  • Military Chief Gen. Gorod Rebuffs Graft Reports Against National Army (Goobjoog News)
  • Somali Journalist Celebrates His Release From Ethiopian Jail (Shabelle Media)
  • AMISOM Trains South West Police Officers On Countering Improvised Explosive Devices (AMISOM)
  • Somalia PM Says His Government Demanded US Aid Cut (Voice of America)
  • US Defense Secretary Optimistic About Improving Somalia Accountability (Voice of America)
December 18, 2017 | Morning Headlines