August 22, 2019 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

Somalia’s International Partners On Jubaland’s Electoral Process(UNSOM)
Special Forces Free ‘Hostages’ In Daring Somalia Operation(Garowe Online)
21 Councillors Elected To Warsheikh District Council(Radio Dalsan)
Jubbaland State Authorities Announce New Security Measures Ahead Of Election Day(Halbeeg)
Give Youth Jobs To End Radicalisation State Told(The Star)
Plan Helps Families Split By Conflict Reunite In Germany(The Star)

5th Annual Mogadishu Book Fair Kicks Off(Xinhua)
Jubaland Leader Presides Over Security Meeting In Kismayo(Halbeeg)
President Farmajo Lauds Launch OF Hobyo Port Development Project (SONNA)
Al-Shabaab Attack Military Base In Qoryooley Town Lower Shabelle(Goobjoog)
Jubbaland Presidential Candidates Address Their Agendas Before The State Parliament(Goobjoog)
EVC Plus Service Crashes Cutting Millions of Somalis from their Mobile Money Pipeline(Hiiraan Online)
Suspected Shabaab Militants Destroy Phone Mast In Mandera(Daily Nation)
Fishermen Flee Kismayu To Kenya In Fear Of Jubaland Poll Chaos(Standard Media)
The First Parliamentary Elections in Somalia. The Indirect vote (Hiiraan Online)

Puntland’s VP Disagrees With President Deni To Open Unconditional Talks With Somaliland Over Disputed Regions(Somaliland Standard)
Puntland Forces Clash With Sanaag Forces(Radio Dalsan)
Somali Information Ministry: More Alignment Needed Between Government And International partners On Public Awareness Programmes(UNSOM)
Hero KDF Serviceman Who Lost Limbs In Somalia Soldiers On(Daily Nation)
Importance Of Increasing Women In Peacekeeping Operations(dvids)
‘A Death Sentence’: Mother Of Former Child Refugee Facing Deportation Makes Emotional Plea(CBC News Canada)

U.S. Federal Government Of Somalia Target Al-Shabaab With Airstrike(AFRICOM)
Al-Shabaab Attack Military Base In Jowhar Middle Shabelle (Goobjoog)
Jubbaland Parliament To Manage Responsibility Of Running Regional Election (Halbeeg)
FESOJ Debate On Strengthening Security Agencies And Media Relations To The Safety Of Journalist(Goobjoog)
Under Pressure IS Militants in Somalia Look to Ethiopia (VOA)
Somalia Honours Women Humanitarian Workers(UNSOM)
World Humanitarian Day: The Story of Safo Ahmed(WorldHumanitarianDay)
The Woman Who Gives Dignity Back To 70000 Refugees (Ozy)

Information Minister Launches Consultative Forum For Federal Member State Ministries On Implementation Of NSPA(SONNA)
Qatar Delegates Arrive Mogadishu Announce To Construct Hobyo Port(Goobjoog)
Somali Tribunal Court Upholds Death Sentence Against 3 Soldiers(Halbeeg)
Al-Shabaab Attack Military Base In Bariire In L.Shabelle Region(Goobjoog)
Puntland Elders On A Collision Course Over Sharia Law(Radio Dalsan)
Bomet Police Launch Manhunt For A Terror Suspect(Standard Media)
How Somalia’s Political Dynamics Are Shaping Up Before Historic Polls(The East African)
A Dedicated Female Peacekeeper With A Passion To Contribute To Peace And Stability In Somalia(AMISOM)

President Farmajo In Djibouti For Bilateral Talks(Radio Dalsan)
Puntland Deputy Leader Opposes Deni’s Electoral Commission List(Halbeeg)
SNA Recaptures Two Villages In Gedo Region (Halbeeg)
Somalia: Puntland Congratulates New Jubaland Parliament Speaker(Garowe Online)
Somali Forces Conduct Security Operation In Mudug Region (Goobjoog)
Puntland Leader Calls For Resumption Of Somaliland-Puntland Talks(Halbeeg)
Litmus Test For Madobe As Regional Politics Plays Out in Jubbaland Poll(Daily Nation)
“A Stable Somalia Is A Stable Africa” – Gen Muhoozi On Return Of 2000 Ugandan Troops(Softpower News)
Humanitarians Warn Against Adding Al-Shabab To UN Sanctions List(Devex)
Opinion: Somalia Ready For China’s Belt And Road Initiative(SONNA)

UN Envoy Reiterates His Call For Free And Fair Elections In Jubaland(Halbeeg)
Somalia: Jubaland Demands Apology As It Turns Down Int’l Community Calls(Garowe Online)
Government Won’t Recognize Results Of Jubbaland Poll Interior Ministry(Halbeeg)
Two Airstrikes In Southern Somalia Kill ‘21 Militants’(Garowe Online)
Security Forces Kill 4 Al-Shabaab Militants In The Capital Mogadishu(Goobjoog)
Three Wounded As Roadside Bombs Hit Two Streets In Somali Capital(Somaliaffairs)
Galmudug Reconciliation Conference Delay For The Second Time(Goobjoog)
Somalia: Attack On Military Base Kills 2 Soldiers(Anadolu Agency)
Leaders Condemn Killing Of Reservists In Mandera(The Star)
Not Even Shabaab Threat Will Dampen Mogadishu Spirit(Standard Media)

AU UN Mourn Late Mogadishu Mayor Say Attacks Won’t Derail Somalia Stabilization(Xinhua)
Jubaland Leader Presides Over Security Meeting In Kismayo(Jubaland T)
Puntland Celebrates 21 Years Of Self-determination (Garowe Online)
1st Annual Baidoa Exhibition Kicks Off In Southwest State(Halbeeg)
Somalia Declares 3 Days Of Mourning Over Mayor’s Death (Anadolu)
Cuban President Meets Family Of Doctor Abducted In Kenya(Xinhua)
‘Somalis Lost A Great Man’: Remembering Mogadishu’s Slain Mayor(Al Jazeera)

Mogadishu’s Mayor Dies In Qatar While Getting Treatment For Wounds(Reuters)
Court Adjourns Case Of Briton Accused Of Endangering Public Safety In Mogadishu(Halbeeg)
Labor and Social Affairs Minister Outlines His 100 Days in Office Milestones(Radio Dalsan)
Statement By Ambassador Francisco Madeira On The Death Of The Mayor Of Mogadishu(AMISOM)
United Nations In Somalia Mourns Death Of Mogadishu Mayor From Terrorist Attack Injuries(UNSOM)
Somalia: Daesh Terrorist Sentenced To Death(Anadolu)

President Farmajo Renounces His US Citizenship(Goobjoog)
Gunmen Kill Prominent Traditional Elder In Kismayo(Goobjoog)
AMISOM Somali Police Force Mark World Day Against Trafficking In Persons (AMISOM)
National Independent Electoral Commission Registers Four New Political Parties(Halbeeg)
The Air Force Is Ramping Up Its Airstrikes In Somalia(Air Force Times)
Cuban President Meets Family Of Doctor Abducted In Kenya(Xinhua)
Building Jobs Suffer As Mandera Quarries Remain Closed(Daily Nation)