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India signs pacts with Seychelles to com
New Delhi : Amid China’s bid to step up ties with the Indian Ocean archipelago nation, India and Seychelles Tuesday signed three pacts for the
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The London Conference
With only two weeks to go before the London Conference, Matt Baugh, the British Ambassador to Somalia, has posted an update to his FCO blog
Joint Anti-Piracy Pact
Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on maritime security, in a move designed to enhance collective efforts in fighting piracy, drug trafficking and ...
UAE to Target ‘Pirate Kingpins’
The UAE has said the international response to maritime piracy should be increasingly led and owned by states in the region directly affected UAE: Target 'pirate kingpins' who underwrite pirate operations The ...
London Somalia Conference
The UK will host a conference on Somalia on 23 February to pull together international effort. Despite the efforts of the African Union, the United Nations and the international community, international ...
William Hague visits Somalia
BBC News, 2 February 2012 William Hague has called for renewed pressure against Islamist militants during the first visit to Somalia by a British foreign secretary for 20 years. His arrival in ...
Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has published the Tenth Report of Session 2010–12: Piracy off the coast of Somalia Published on 5 January 2012 by authority of the House of Commons, ...
Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The following article, Piracy off the coast of Somalia, comes from the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee website. Somali piracy is a major problem for the UK and the international community. As ...
Tracking Ransom Payments
According to the Associated Press, a sharply critical report by British lawmakers has pointed out that ‘Too little is known about the fate of millions of dollars in ransom money ...
Crews Held Hostage
Merchant ship crews held hostage in Somalia December 20, 2011 While the issue of piracy off the coast of Somalia has received significant coverage over the past 4 years, with the exception ...« Previous Page — Next Page »