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  • Somalia’s illegal charcoal trade

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    Charcoal trade has raised huge sums for Somalia’s terror group, al Shabaab. Somalia to Involve EU Naval Forces, Interpol and Amisom to Curb Illegal Charcoal Trade Somalia government on Saturday […]

  • Migrants blocked

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    Migrant rescue vessel caught in political spat. Italy’s Matteo Salvini shuts ports to migrant rescue ship A rescue ship carrying 629 migrants is stranded in the Mediterranean after Italy’s new […]

  • Monsoon piracy warning

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    Navies caution merchant vessels off Yemen and Oman that crews are trained, desperate and ready to take risks Ships warned to guard against Somalia pirates as monsoon approaches Navies and […]

  • Policing the pirates

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    There are 32 nations, including the UAE, that make up the combined forces and who share a goal of providing security and stability across the region Naval policing of maritime […]

  • Houthi attacks may continue

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    Threat from Houthi rebels in Yemen ongoing. EUNAVFOR: Houthi Attacks on Shipping May Continue On Wednesday, the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates announced that they have destroyed two […]

  • Securing the Indian Ocean

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    Lessons from successful state collaboration against piracy must be extended to other maritime threats. From Djibouti to Jeddah, the Western Indian Ocean needs security BY CHRISTIAN BUEGER AND TIMOTHY WALKER Crimes like piracy, […]

  • UN smuggler sanctions paused

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    UN move to sanction smugglers on hold. Russia put UN sanctions on Libya human-trafficking leaders on hold Russia has delayed a western proposal for a UN Security Council committee to […]

  • OBP note piracy rise

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    OBP report shows worrying increase in incidents. Piracy incidents double off coast of East Africa in 2017: study NAIROBI, May 22 (Xinhua) — The number of piracy incidents doubled off […]

  • Somalia’s IUU fishing woes

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    Resurgence in IUU fishing risks piracy return. Somalia: Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels By Jason Patinkin Each morning, fishermen in the northern Somali port city of Bosaso pull […]

  • EUNAVFOR, Kenya drills

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    Helping Kenya’s blue economy. European Union Operation Atalanta and Kenyan maritime authorities conducting joint exercises Senior Kenyan and European officials are today meeting in Mombasa where the flagship of the […]

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