The Mayor of Banadir, Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow) met with the Italian Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, H.E. Luciano Pezzotti in Mogadishu. Photo: @engyarisow
>Minister of Finance Abdirahman Duale Beyle met with a delegation from Egypt in Mogadishu. Photo: @DalsanFM
President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo met with Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire and Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Osman Jawari at his temporary office in the Ministry of Defence. Photo: @DalsanFM
President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs of United Arab Emirates, H. H. Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Dubai. Photo: @DalsanFM
Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khayre yesterday visited the foreign affairs ministry headquarters to meet with the minister, Ambassador Ahmed Isse Awad to access progress made at the ministry. Photo: @SomaliPM
Somalia Deputy Prime Minister, Mahdi Mohamed Gulaid met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to discuss about strengthening diplomatic relations and cooperation. Photo: @DeputySomaliPM
Mogadishu Mayor, Abdirahman Omar Osman accompanied by Somali Police Commissioner Bashir Abdi Mohamed, last night visited the city's stabilization forces patrolling industrial road junction in Mogadishu. Photo: @engyarisow

March 20, 2018 | Daily Monitoring Report

Key Headlines

Jawari Ouster Not Sanctioned By Government But A Defense Strategy – Dalha (Goobjoog News)
Mogadishu Mayor Meets Italian Officials Over IDP Resettlement (Halbeeg News)
Al-Shabaab Militants Withdraw From Burdhubo Town (Radio Shabelle)
East African Ministers To Meet In Kenya Over Somali Refugees (Xinhuanet)
Is Somalia Really A Rising Nation? (Wardheer News)

Pro Khaire MPs Say They Have Attained Quorum To Oust Speaker (Radio Dalsan)
Deputy Commander of Puntland Darwish Forces Resigns (Halbeeg News)
Mandera Governor Holds Security Talks with Somalia Leaders (Goobjoog News)
Two Mombasa Men Arrested Headed To Somalia To Join Al-Shabaab (The Standard)
Security Forces Operate Against Al-Shabaab in Somali Capital (Prensa Latina)
Arab interests Ethiopia-Somalia Feud Play Out In Berbera Port Deal (The East African)

PM Khaire 1 Year Anniversary Event Cancelled Over Current Political Crisis (Radio Dalsan)
Somali President Holds Talks With Jawari Over Ongoing Political Dispute (Halbeeg News)
South West Confirms Negotiation With Al-Shabaab Officials (Radio Dalsan)
UAE To Train Security Forces In Somaliland (Ahval News)
Somaliland Backs Dubai’s DP World Over Berbera Port (Arab News)
Somalia Clans Secure Peace With Death Sentences And Hefty Fines (BBC World Service)

Somali President Postpones Trip To Qatar (Hiiraan Online)
Somalia: Jawari Challenges Opposition MPs To Oust Him Through The Ballot (Garowe Online)
President Farmaajo To Lead Operations Against Al-Shabaab (Halbeeg News)
Egypt Donates Two Tonnes Of Medical Supplies To Somalia: Egyptian Ambassador (Ahram Online)
International Community Urges Dialogue To Resolve Political Tension In Somalia (Xinhuanet)
True Story Of Two Sisters Who Became Jihadi Brides (Independent Review)

Somali Forces Kill 7 Al-Shabaab Militants In South Somalia (Xinhuanet)
Somalia To Implement Harmonized Tax Policy For The First Time Over 27 Years (Halbeeg News)
Somalia Government Bars Politician Warsame From Giving Lecture (Radio Dalsan)
Grenade Attack Kills At Least 3 In Northern Somalia (Xinhuanet)
Online Delivery Startup Gulivery Scales Across Somalia (Biz Commuinty)
Repeated Emergencies In Somalia: A Donor Fatigue Or A Mystified Interventions? (Hiiraan Online)

UAE To Train Somaliland Forces Under Military Base Deal – Somaliland President (Reuters)
Senate House Gives A Nod The Resolution Banning DP World From Somalia (Hiiraan Online)
President Farmaajo Sacks 18 Generals In Fresh Military Reforms (Radio Dalsan)
Somalia Passes Law Banning UAE Port Emirates Continues Work (Middle East Monitor)
Somalia Call On Basketball Family To Come Together (FIBAbasketball)
Rethinking Humanitarian Aid In Somalia: Could New Kismayo Be A Model For Future Resettlements? (Hiiraan Online)

Somali Forces Kill 7 Al-Shabaab Militants In South Somalia (Xinhuanet)
DP World Chairman Says Committed To Port Project In Somaliland (Shabelle News)
Somalia In New Political Crisis As MPs Plot To Oust PM Khaire To Counter Motion Against Speaker Jawari (Radio Dalsan)
Clashes Between Clan Militias And Al-Shabaab Claims Five People in Hiiraan Region (Halbeeg News)
Kenyan Police Vow To Enhance Fight Against Terrorism (Xinhuanet)
Political Bickering A Major Threat To Somalia’s Stability – Analyst (Goobjoog News)

Motion Against Jawari Dropped After Failed To Get Quorum (Hiiraan Online)
Somaliland President In UAE Amid Row Over Port Deal (Garowe Online)
First Somali Pilot Mohamed Faytaan Passes On In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
EDahab Complies With Somaliland Govt Regulations On Money Transfer (Capital Business Kenya)
Mansour Bin Zayed Receives President Of Somaliland (Emirates News Agency)
Hawa Hassan Is Bringing The Ketchup Of Somalia To Your Kitchen (Vogue.com)

Somali President Makes Reforms On Army Leadership (Halbeeg News)
Qatar To Build SNA Military Bases In Somalia (Radio Dalsan)
13 More Somali Returnees From Libya Arrive In Mogadishu (Goobjoog News)
AU Envoy Urges Somali Regional States To Intensity War Against Terrorists (Xinhuanet)
Somaliland – Between Democracy And Prosperity (Daily Maverick)

AMISOM To Aid Hirshabelle Overcome Security Challenges (AMISOM)
Somaliland Dismisses Somalia’s Resolution To Ban DP World (Hiiraan Online)
Somalia Government Warns Traders Against Complying With Al-Shabaab Orders (Radio Dalsan)
A School For Children With Hearing Impairment Opens In Galkacyo (Halbeeg News)
Miraa Traders’ Proposals On Somaliland Trade Gets Foreign Ministry’s Nod (The Standard)
Spat Between Somalia And Somaliland Worsens Over DP World Tripartite Deal (The National)
Helmi Ben Meriem: A Tunisian Scholar of Somali Studies (Wardheere News)