August 18, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Over Ten People Killed In Renewed Clashes In Heraale (Jowhar.com)
  • Former Somali President Appeals To  Somali Citizens (Goobjoog News)
  • Information Minister Attends Dinner Party Hosted For A Group Of Chinese Tourists (Jowhar.com)
  • Somali Referee Dirah Killed By Gunmen (VOA News)
  • Six Injured In Landmine Blast In Mogadishu (China.org)
  • Puntland Misread The Supreme Law On Gulf Crisis-Expert (Goobjoog News)

August 18, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Former Hirshabelle Leader Alleges PM Khaire Of Interference (Somali Update)
  • Puntland President Heads To Saudi Arabia (Garowe Online)
  • Thirty Five Somali Migrants Arrested En Route Libya Stranded In Embassy In S.Sudan (Goobjoog News)
  • Federal Government Can’t Be Neutral On The Gulf Crisis Says HirShabelle State (Garowe Online)
  • US Says Airstrikes Kill 7 Al-Shabab Fighters (VOA)
  • “Neutral” Somalia Finds Itself Engulfed In Saudi Arabia-Qatar Dispute (African Arguments)
August 18, 2017 | Morning Headlines

August 17, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • HirShabelle Presidential Election Organizing Committee Named (Allbanaadir.com)
  • Puntland New Council Of Ministers To Hold First Meeting Today (Radio Dalsan)
  • Federal Minister Of Education Names Commission To Fight Graft In Scholarship Schemes (Radio Dalsan)
  • Somalia Under Pressure To Side With Saudi Arabia UAE Against Qatar (Africa News)
  • Swedish Soldiers To Fend Off Pirates Near Somalia (The Local Sweden)
  • Turkish Military Base In Somalia: Risks And Opportunities (Arab News)

August 17, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Somalia’s Puntland Backs Saudi Allies Calls Mogadishu To Reconsider Qatar Ties (Somali Update)
  • Suspected U.S. Surveillance Drone Crashes Near Mogadishu (Garowe Online)
  • We Don’t Receive Any Budget Support From The Federal Government Says Ahmed Madobe (Radio Dalsan)
  • US Lauds Defection Of Former Al-Shabaab Leader Robow (Goobjoog News)
  • Rights Group Calls For Probe Of Former Al-Shabab Leader (Anadolu Agency)
  • Somalia Should Pursue Tax Reform World Bank Says (Tax News)
  • On The Run From Bullets And Bruises: Ayaan’s Story (News Deeply)
August 17, 2017 | Morning Headlines

August 16, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • US Praises Somalia’s Approach To Al-Shabaab Defections (Hiiraan Online)
  • Robow’s Defection Is A Victory For Peace In Bay And Bakol Regions Says ISWA President (Dhacdo.com)
  • Hirshabelle President Blames Federal Government For His Ouster (Radio Dalsan)
  • Turkish Airlines Brings 60 Tons Of Food Aid To Somalia (Anadolu Agency)
  • Ugandan Chief Of Defence Forces Visits Somalia Commends Troops For Their Role In Securing The Country(AMISOM)
  • Cash Not Food Is Best For Somalia (Sky News)

August 16, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  1. Former Senior Al-Shabaab Leader Says Militants Should Leave Group ( Reuters)
  2. Removal Of HirShabelle President Draws Mixed Reaction As Minister Terms Vote Illegal (Goobjoog News)
  3. Lawmakers Call For The Release Of A Somali Man Detained By NISA Over Unfavorable Comments (Horn Observer)
  4. Suspected Somali Militants Kill 5 Kenyan Police Officers – Sources ( Reuters)
  5. Turkish Students Leave For Somalia On Africa Project (Anadolu Agency)
  6. Former Al-Shabaab Commander Denounces Militant Group And Hopes To Enter ‘Fruitful’ Talks With Somali government (Hiiraan Online)
August 16, 2017 | Morning Headlines

August 15, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • ISWA President Faces New Wave Of Opposition Urged To Step Down (Jowhar.com)
  • Drive-by Shooting In Mogadishu Kills 3 Wounds 4 (Hiiraan Online)
  • Ousted HirShabelle President Arrives In Jowhar Today (Jowhar.com)
  • Thousands Dead In Somali Disease Outbreaks (CAJ Africa)
  • The Complicated Reality Behind The Story Of The Somali Community’s Success In Minnesota (Minpost)

August 15, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • HirShabelle State President Ali Abdullahi Osoble Ousted (Goobjoog News)
  • Car Bomb Kills Taxi Driver Near Mogadishu Airport (Somali Update)
  • Puntland Dismisses Allegations Of Printing Fake Money (Goobjoog News)
  • Deputy PM Admits Challenges Facing Reconciliation Efforts (Somali Update)
  • Somali Refugee Arrested Over Pirate Attack On Italian Oil Tanker In 2011 (Telegram)
  • Role Of The Family And Head Teachers Against Curbing Extremism In Students (Goobjoog News)
August 15, 2017 | Morning Headlines

August 14, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

  • Robow Meets With PM Khayre In Mogadishu (Dhacdo.com)
  • Mogadishu Airport Security Disrupts Europe Bound Suspected Human Smuggling Case (Horn Observer)
  • Puntland Sends Troops To Parts Of The Disputed Sool Region (Goobjoog News)
  • Somalia Government Unveils Plans To Rebuild Mogadishu Stadium (Horn Observer)
  • AU To Train 1000 Policemen To Enhance Security In Southern Somalia (Prensa Latina)
  • All Talk No Action – Unemployment Growing Marginalization And Khaire’s Input (Somali Update)

August 14, 2017 | Morning Headlines

Key Headlines

  • Al-Shabaab’s Mukhtar Robow Surrenders To Government  (Aljazeera)
  • Hirshabelle MPs Preparing ‘No Confidence’ Motion Against State President Osoble (Goobjoog News)
  • WHO Declares Somalia Polio Free In Three Years Urges Sustained Vaccination Campaigns (Goobjoog News)
  • Former Puntland President Arrives In Kismayo (Garowe Online)
  • Al-Shabaab In A Major Split Over Mistrust (The Standard)
  • Somali Youths Discuss Their Role In Traditional Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (UNSOM)
  • This Is What Hunger Looks Like — Again (The New York Times)
August 14, 2017 | Morning Headlines