Tag: piracy

The number of attacks off Somalia coast fell dramatically to just eight in the five-year period between 2015 and 2019. Piracy attacks in Somali waters peaked in 2011, when 160 attacks were recorded, and incidents had soared to 358 during the the five-year period between 2010 and 2014.
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Security Council renews authorization for anti-piracy measures off Somalia

Piracy attacks off Somalia coast fell dramatically to just 8 in the five-year period…

Xinhua Xinhua
Al-Shabab militants killed in operation in southern Somalia Daily News Egypt
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Piracy in West Africa: A bumpy road to maritime security

Increase in maritime piracy in particularly West Africa is having a severe…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt
Man wearing a t-shirt with a picture of newly elected Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on it, waves a Somali flag as he celebrates in southern Mogadishu AFP PHOTO / ABDURASHID ABDULLE ABIKAR
Politics

Somalia selects new president

Hassan Sheikh Mohamed faces massive obstacles as Somalia’s new president

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Although pirate activities off the coast of Somalia have gathered the most media attention, gangs also operate in the seas off Benin and Togo AFP PHOTO / Mohamed Dahir
Politics

Oil tanker hijacked off Togo still missing

As yet unknown but presumably well organised group responsible

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez