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Fight Against Somali Piracy Gains Pace

The U.S. has taken measures to control piracy, however, it is believed that ransom payments provide pirates with the ability to adopt more sophisticated technology to terrorise maritime vessels.

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East Africa: Some Gains Against Somali Piracy - Fight Continues

State Department, 14 March 2012

Although some progress has been made in suppressing Somali maritime piracy, the fight continues -- mostly because this lucrative crime gives the pirates the financial ability to… Read more »

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Who Benefits from Somali Piracy Ransoms?

Blog: The Official Blog of Amb. David H. Shinn, Thu 12 Jan, 10:15 pm 2012

Dr. Anja Shortland of Brunel University has prepared a fascinating study that analyzes who benefits from Somali piracy ransoms. Published in January ... read more »

East Africa: Dar es Salaam Asked to Support Bloc On Piracy

Citizen, 5 October 2011

Tanzania should set aside funds to support the Southern African Development Community (SADC) efforts to fight piracy in the region. Read more »
East Africa: Africa's Best Battlefield Against the Pirates, Land

Daily Maverick, 4 October 2011

With the South African counter-piracy task force under "Operation Copper" cycling through our shiny frigates at an alarming rate, the Southern African community is beginning to… Read more »
Somalia: Parliament Discuss Territorial Waters Related Topics

Shabelle, 2 October 2011

At a key session held in the war weary city of Mogadishu, the transitional federal parliament of Somalia has discussed agendas related to Somalia's territorial waters. Read more »
Kenya: Don't Give Pirates Money, KMA Tells Shipowners

The Star, 30 September 2011

Ship owners who give in to ransom demands encourage pirates to become more daring, the government has said. Kenya Maritime Authority chairman Joseph Nguru said pirates have become… Read more »

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Somali Piracy Raises Costs of Imports

Consumers of imported goods are headed for a festive season marked by high prices as Somali gangs, who have been attacking ships in the Indian Ocean, shift their activities close ... Read more »
- Kenya: Somali Piracy Raises Costs of Imports
Somalia: Pirates Use Sailors as Human Shields - UN

The United Nations International Maritime Organization has condemned all acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships and the treatment of seafarers held hostage. Read more »
- Somalia: Pirates Use Sailors As Human Shields - UN
- Somalia: Global Response Needed to Tackle Piracy - UN

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Fight Against Somali Piracy Gains Pace

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Who Benefits from Somali Piracy Ransoms?

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Somali Piracy Raises Costs of Imports

Somalia: Pirates Use Sailors as Human Shields - UN

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