April 10, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Try to Hijack North Korean Ship
Pirates have made another attempt to hijack a ship, this time north of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden, the Nato Shipping Centre reports. Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Pirate Hostage Drama Continues, Air Patrols Begin
As a hostage drama involving an American merchant ship's captain and a group of pirates continued into Friday, the European Union's anti-piracy force began regular air patrols off… Read more »
April 09, 2009
Somalia: U.S. Navy Intervenes Against Pirates
A United States Navy missile destroyer has arrived to help end an ongoing standoff between four Somali pirates and their American hostage off the east coast of Somalia. Read more »
April 08, 2009
Somalia: U.S. Ship Hijacked, Captain Taken Hostage
The crew of an American-operated ship hijacked by suspected Somali pirates early Wednesday has regained control of the vessel, but the pirates have taken the captain hostage, news… Read more »
Somalia: Pirates Seize U.S. Ship, Crew
BREAKING NEWS: Pentagon sources are telling CNN and news agencies that crewmembers have regained control of the ship and that one pirate is in custody. Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Crew Seized by Pirates in Hijacking
Somali pirates off the coast of East Africa have hijacked a ship with 21 American crew on board. Read more »
April 06, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Seize More Ships
In a new upsurge in piracy off the Somali coast, two more ships have been hijacked in the past two days. Read more »
February 24, 2009
Somalia: Does Nation Face Doomsday Or Opportunity for Peace?
In AllAfrica's feature, "Africa from Abroad" - which highlights important articles about the continent appearing in media outside it - Brian Kennedy of our Washington DC office… Read more »
February 13, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Try to Seize Another Six Ships
Pirates in the Gulf of Aden made six attempts to hijack merchant ships during this week, but all the attacks were successfully repelled, maritime shipping agencies have reported. Read more »
January 16, 2009
Somalia: Piracy Grows to Record Levels
Hijackings off the Somali coast have pushed piracy to its highest levels since an international agency began keeping statistics in 1991. Read more »
January 09, 2009
Somalia: Piracy Surges Again
There has been a new upsurge of piracy off Somalia, reports an agency associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). Read more »
Somalia: Multinational Force to Combat Pirates
The United States Navy has announced the formation of an international force to provide security in the dangerous shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast. Read more »
January 07, 2009
Somalia: 'Everything Is Not Alright'
AllAfrica's new feature, "Africa from Abroad" highlights important articles about the continent appearing in non-African media outlets. Our first entry highlights an extensive… Read more »
December 26, 2008
Somalia: New U.S. Moves Ill-Advised, Counter-Productive
The last-minute attempt by the Bush administration to force through a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing a new peacekeeping mission in Somalia is both… Read more »
November 21, 2008
Somalia: UN to Crack Down on Pirates, Arms Smugglers
The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution establishing a framework through which the international commmunity can crack down on Somali pirates and better… Read more »
November 18, 2008
Somalia: Pirates' Daring Attack 'Stuns' U.S. Navy
Somali pirates have "stunned" the United States' top military leader by seizing a supertanker three times as big as an aircraft carrier hundreds of nautical miles off the Kenya… Read more »
November 17, 2008
Somalia: Pirates Hijack Saudi Ship Off Kenya
Pirates have seized a Saudi-owned supertanker and its 25 crew members off the Kenyan coast, the United States Navy announced Monday. Read more »
September 29, 2008
Kenya: Battle Tanks in Pirate Drama Off Somalia
A hijack drama is playing out off the coast of Somalia, where pirates have seized a cargo ship reportedly carrying Russian T-72 tanks destined for Kenya. Read more »
July 28, 2008
Africa: Editors Support Continent's Detained Journalists
South African editors have expressed their concern at the detention of Eritrean journalists and the harassment of Zimbabwean and Somali journalists. Read more »
June 02, 2008
Somalia: UN Security Council Pushes Peace Process
The United Nations Security Council is beginning a 10-day, five-nation mission to Africa with a drive to support the Somali peace talks being held in neighbouring Djibouti. Read more »
March 03, 2008
Somalia: U.S. Targets al-Qaida in Airstrike
The United States bombed a town in southern Somalia on Monday in a strike on suspected terrorists, United States defense officials told news agencies. Six people are reported dead. Read more »
February 16, 2008
Africa: Working With Partners, President Has Impacted Disease and Conflict, Administration Official Says
United States President George W. Bush departed Friday on his second trip to Africa, accompanied by his wife Laura. The traveling party – including White House aides and… Read more »
September 06, 2007
Somalia: Crisis Among World's Worst, Says Rights Expert
The scale of human rights abuses and the displacement of people in Somalia has made it among the world's worst situations of its kind, a rights expert has told a meeting in… Read more »
Somalia: Another Journalist Threatened
The organising secretary of the National Union of Somali Journalists, Ali Moallim Isak, received threatening phone calls after two gunmen arrived at his office only to find that he… Read more »
April 30, 2007
Somalia: International Community Responsible for Lawlessness and Slaughter
This is the most lawless war of our generation. All wars of aggression lack legitimacy, but no conflict in recent memory has witnessed such mounting layers of illegality as the… Read more »
