Somalia
INTERNATIONAL: Somali piracy gets worse not better
The International Transport Workers' Federation warned on February 25 that it was "moving closer"...
SOMALIA: Battle for Mogadishu intensifies
Reports today suggest at least twelve are dead following a suicide car-bombing outside a police...
SomaliaINTERNATIONAL: More ships try arming against pirates
The piracy "crisis" in the Indian Ocean has forced a rethink on armed guards aboard merchant...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Ransoms grow despite improved response
This is a growing criminal concern, spanning small-scale individual kidnap and extortion through...
EAST AFRICA: Interest increases in Lamu port project
East Africa suffers from logistical bottlenecks, due to the limited capacity of existing port...
INTERNATIONAL: Somali pirates target supertankers?
Contact has been lost with the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Irene SL, its Greek managers said...
SOMALIA: Puntland pursues separate agenda
The semi-autonomous region of Puntland has renewed its oil exploration agreements with Africa...
SomaliaSOMALIA: AMISOM expansion will heighten tensions
The UN Security Council voted yesterday to expand the troop limit for the African Union mission...
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