Tag: Somalia
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UNCONFIRMED Reports of Russia Abandoning Plans to Build Naval Base in Horn of Africa
February 09: According to unconfirmed reports by Sputnik News, Russia no longer considers establishing a military base in the Horn of Africa a relevant issue and is therefore not conducting negotiations to that end, Russia’s […]
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How Rampant Illegal Fishing Is Destabilizing Somalia
February 06: In Somali waters, illegal fishing is a pervasive problem. It triggers clashes between foreign and domestic fishers, and destabilizes Somali life. For at least seven decades, foreign fishers […]
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Lamu Fishermen Claim Night Fishing Ban Near Somalia Still ‘Enforced Secretly’
January 16: The night fishing ban in Lamu, Kenya is still being secretly enforced despite the government announcing last March that it had been lifted, fishermen have claimed. In March […]
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Al-Shabaab Claim Army Base in Cadale, Somalia; Near Where Previous Piracy Attack Was Launched From
January 17: Al-Shabaab have claimed to have taken over a Somali National Army base in Cadale District, also referred to as Adale, after heavy fighting that led to casualties on […]
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Reducing Somalia’s Piracy By Building a Fishing Industry
January 07: At the peak of the problem, in 2011, there were 237 incidents of piracy off Somalia and the Gulf of Aden (the sea separating Somalia and Yemen), accounting […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry Concludes Naval Drills for Red Sea Countries
January 03: A military drill aimed at boosting maritime security in the Red Sea ended Thursday, with a top Saudi naval officer saying it was the first exercise of its […]
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UN Adopts Resolution Renewing Authorization for Somalia Anti-Piracy Measures
December 04: United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted Resolution 2500 renewing the authorization for Somalia anti-piracy measures to December of 2020. The United States-drafted resolution has decided to […]
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ICJ Postpones Kenya-Somalia Maritime Border Case
October 18: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has postponed the maritime border case between Somalia and Kenya to June 2020. The Hague-based court has agreed to Kenya’s request for […]
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Brillante Virtuoso – Ruling on Attempted Maritime Insurance Fraud
October 07: Between 2008 and 2011, nearly 200 vessels were taken by Somali pirates around the Gulf of Aden. The hull market has been exposed to many such claims and […]
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Iranian Hostage Freed By Somali Pirates After Four Years of Captivity
September 21: An Iranian sailor has been released by Somali pirates after spending more than four years in captivity. Mohammad Sharif Panahandeh was “seriously ill” and has been freed on […]