GoA & Indian Ocean
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Piracy meetings reinitiated
CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd representing 40 percent of world container shipping have met to discuss the piracy threat towards international shipping. Leading container lines reinitiate piracy […]
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Struggle for unity far from over
A year ago, Afgoye was under the control of Somalia’s Islamist militant group, al-Shabab, which held most of the countryside beyond Mogadishu. Somalia’s struggle for unity far from over It’s […]
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David Cameron hosts Somalia conference
UK Prime Minister David Cameron is hosting an international conference in London to help Somalia rebuild security to end more than two decades of conflict. David Cameron hosts Somalia conference […]
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Mogadishu Port: Trade Returns
“The pay is poor, but at least there’s more work now,” says a porter by the name of Alasow, taking a breather from the back-breaking work. Somalia’s fight to harness […]
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UN Approves Funding
The United Nations Trust Fund for the Fight against Piracy [on 30 April] approved a package of projects in support of anti-piracy efforts in Somalia and other affected States in […]
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Somali ex-pirates seek employment
Mohamed Abdi Hassan, one of Somalia’s most notorious pirate chiefs, appears more businessman than bandit, as he explains why he wants to end the hijackings. Jobs wanted: Somali ex-pirates seek […]
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No Somali pirate hijackings
The massive reduction in Somali pirate attacks on ships has been put down to greater co-operation, the use of armed guards and harsh jail terms. No Somali pirate hijacking in […]
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Fast-Rope Exercise
The flagship of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), NRP Alvares Cabral has conducted a fast-rope insertion exercise on a World Food Programme (WFP) vessel. EU Naval Force Flagship NRP […]
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EUNAVFOR Protects WFP Shipments At Sea
Protecting World Food Programme (WFP) shipments to Somalia is a core task for EU Naval Force Somalia; ensuring safe transportation of aid to the Somali people. EU Naval Force Protects World […]
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‘East of Suez’
Is Britain quietly re-establishing a permanent, strategic military presence in the Middle East, reversing a 1960s decision to withdraw UK forces from “east of Suez”? ‘East of Suez’: Are UK […]
