Tag: Transport in Somalia

Ancient piracy is typified not only by glamour and style, but also a military-like posture where targets are selected and ...

Drought and famine seem to be fuelling a resurgence of piracy off the coast of Somalia, the United States' top ...

An Indian cargo ship seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia on Saturday (see earlier entries) has been located ...

Somali pirates have seized an Indian cargo ship and 11 crew members, the ship's owner said Monday, as a recent ...

Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker on Monday have released the ship and its eight Sri Lankan crew members. ...

Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to officials. The announcement came hours after ...

Coastguards in northern Somalia exchanged gunfire Thursday with armed men aboard a boat heading towards a hijacked oil tanker where ...

An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports say, the first such hijacking ...

The United States is increasingly worried about pirate attacks off West Africa and is committed to helping countries bolster security ...

The Gulf of Guinea has become the new hub for African piracy. An international summit in Lome, Togo is looking ...