August 29, 2019 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Madobe Lift Ban From Federal Cabinets To Visit The Region(Goobjoog)
Jubaland Arrests Alleged Mastermind Of Deadly Hotel Attack(Garowe Online)
Somali Federal Institutions And Member States Validate National Investment Strategy(Halbeeg)
Humanitarian Situation In Somalia Remains Fragile-UN(Radio Dalsan)
Somaliland: Heavy Rain Leaves Destruction In Hargeisa 3 Dead 9 Others Injured(Somaliland Standard)
Aid Groups Warn Against Kenya’s UN Bid To Sanction Al-Shabaab(AFP)
Somali Mall Hosts Coffee On The Corridor Event(North Eastern News)

Somali Spy Agency Apprehend Figure Behind Attack On Former Banadir Official(Halbeeg)
Somali PM Inspects Military Base In Mogadishu(Radio Shabelle)
ASWJ Blames FGS Of Agreements Revoke Threats To Defend Its Territory (Goobjoog)
Somali PM Tours Central Bank HQ Meets With Officialse(Radio Shabelle)
Tensions Mount Again In Disputed Northern Somalia Region (Somaliaffairs)
Somalia World Refugee Day: 2018 Summarised Trends (UNHRC)
Here’s What’s Left Of ISIS — And Why They Still Pose A Major Threat(Business Insider)
Female Domestic Workers From Mogadishu IDP Camps Suffer Rape By City Employers (Radio Ergo)

New Force Commander Takes Office Today(Jowhar News)
International Partners Commit To Support The Constitutional Review Process(Goobjoog)
Somali Gov’t Made Progress In The US Fiscal Transparency Report 2019(Goobjoog)
New Tools For Combating Human Smuggling And Trafficking (EU in Somalia)
Turkey Helps Somali Youth To Realise Dreams (Anadolu Agency)
Policy Actions Needed To Build On Book Fair Success (Hiiraan Online)

Key Al-Shabab Figure Behind Mogadishu Attacks Captured(Radio Dalsan)
Suspected US Drones Hits Al-Shabaab Bases Lower Juba Region(Halbeeg)
Somalia’s Al-Shabaab Threatens To Target Jubaland Leader Politicians(Somaliaffairs)
Parliamentary Constitutional Committee’s Forum Kicks Off In Garowe(Goobjoog)
Somali Parliament Leaders Meet Djibouti President(Halbeeg)
Mogadishu Book Fair Closing Reception (US Mission in Somalia)
A Mother’s Desperate Plea(IOM-Somalia)
EU To Give $55.9M To Drought-hit Horn Of Africa(The East African)
A Sea Without Coast Guards: Foreign Illegal Trawling And Waste Dumping In Somalia’s Waters(Hiiraan Online)

Somali Security Minister Presides Over Key Security Meeting In Dhusamareb (Radio Shabelle)
Security Agencies Detain Elders Over Alleged Al-Shabaab Meeting In Hiraan(Halbeeg)
Somalia’s Galmudug Reconciliation Conference To Kick-off ‘In Next 48 Hours’(Somaliaffairs)
President Farmajo Attends The 7th Tokyo International Conference Of Africa’s Development(TICAD)
Jubbaland’s Madobe Meets With Rival Politicians In Bid To Resolve Political Crisis(Somaliaffairs)
Former Minister Elected To Lead Puntland Polls Agency(Garowe Online)

AMISOM Inducts Military Officers On Mandate Transition Plan(AMISOM)
Al-Shabaab Attack Bulo-Burde Town Middle Shabelle(Goobjoog)
Somali Troops Backed AMISOM Retake Strategic Town From Al-Shabaab(Halbeeg)
Galmudug President Sacks State’s Planning Minister(Somaliaffairs)
IFJ Delegation Highlights The Plight Of Journalists To The Somalia Head Of State(Radio Shabelle)
Madobe Calls For Better Jubaland Federal State Ties(The East African)
Twin Bomb Blast Kill At Least 2 In Somali Capital (Anadolu Agency)
Somaliland Woman Fighting For Children’s Rights (Radio Ergo)

Kenya-wanted Al-Shabab Commander ‘Killed’ In Somalia(Garowe Online)
Two Injured After Landmine Hits Gov’t Official In Mogadishu(Goobjoog)
FGS Deploy Troops To Dhusamareb Ahead Of The Reconciliation Conference(Goobjoog)
Somali PM Urges Authors To Change Negative Narrative(Halbeeg)
Jubaland Has Now Three Presidents After Former Madobe Comrade Elected ‘President’ Of Jubaland(Hiiraan Online)
Uganda Airlines Takes To The Sky(The East African)
At The UN’s Request Canada Suspends Deportation Of Former Child Refugee To Somalia(The Star)
Somali Women In Mogadishu IDP Camps Empowered By Literacy Programme(Radio Ergo)

Fahad Yassin To Head Spy Agency NISA As Army Chief Sent Home(Hiiraan Online)
Somali’s Foreign Affairs Minister Attends The IGAD Council Of Ministers Consultation Meeting in Addis Ababa Ethiopia(SONNA)
Two TV Journalists Briefly Detained In Somalia’s Puntland (Somaliaffairs)
Somali Regional State To Vaccinate Over Half Million Under 5 Children Against Polio(Addis Standard)
‘Heroism And Resilience’ Of Somali People In Face Of Ongoing Attacks(UN News)
Employing Innovative Art For Peacebuilding (UNFPA)
Cash Gives Somali IDPs In Bossaso Hope Of Leaving Shabby Camps(Radio Ergo)

New Mayor Appointed Weeks After Mogadishu Municipal Attack(Halbeeg)
Puntland Congratulates Madobe For Presidency Re-election(Garowe Online)
Puntland’s Top Court Upholds Death Penalty For Rapists (Garowe Online)
Burao Reservoir Owner Shares Water With Stricken Somaliland Pastoralists(Radio Ergo)
Kuwait Welcomes Reconciliation Of Somalia’s Clashing Parties(Kuwait News Agency)
Textiles Helping Somali Women Explore Their Past(BBC)
Al Shabaab Improvised Explosives Pose New Challenge To Peacemakers(K24)
EU NAVFOR Force Commander Gets Acquainted With Key Leaders In Bossasso(EU NAVFOR)
Somaliland’s Poets And Singers Fight To Be Heard (BBC)

African Union Special Envoy Visits Somalia(AMISOM)
Jubaland Re-elects President Ahmed Madobe With 56% Of The Vote(Garowe Online)
UK To Provide Aid To 1 Million Somalis Affected By Drought (Halbeeg)
Improved Services At Banaadir Hospital(SONNA)
IFJ NUSOJ Hold National Workshop On Gender Responsive Journalism To Inspire Equity(Radio Shabelle)
Somalia Security Remains A Concern Head Of UN Mission Warns Security Council(UN News)
Remarks At The UN Security Council Briefing On Somalia By Ambassador Jonathan Cohen(US Mission in the UN)
World Should Help Somalia Strengthen Governance Capacity: Chinese Envoy(Xinhua)
11 Militants Killed 15 Injured in Southern Somali Region (Xinhua)
Transitioning Security Responsibilities And Preparing For Equal Elections In Somalia (British Foreign Ministry)