Somalia’s president offers amnesty to pirates
Somalia’s president has offered an amnesty to young pirates in a bid to end attacks off the coast as he seeks to rebuild the war-torn country.
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Piracy takes a dive in Somalia
Somali piracy has fallen to a three-year low because of co-ordinated action by international navies and the enlistment of armed security guards.
Deep Read: The party’s over for Somalia’s pirates
The empty whisky bottles and overturned, sand-filled skiffs that litter the Somali shoreline are signs that the heyday of Somali piracy may be over.
Nato says it’s winning war against Somali piracy
The threat from Somali pirates is receding but the international community must continue to work together to eliminate the menace
SA welcomes kidnapped couple’s safe return from Somalia
South Africa has thanked the Italian and Somalian authorities for the safe return of a local couple held captive by pirates for 20 months.
SA hostages freed by Somali pirates
A South African man and woman taken hostage by Somali pirates in October 2010 have been released.
Seeing the majesty in Somalia’s history
Funky dancing in a seaside bar, Vespa scooters on broad boulevards: the images of a lost Somalia are at odds with a place better known for war.
Somali police catch suspected pirates
Police in Puntland, Somalia have arrested several suspected pirates, including an armed gang accused of holding a Danish family hostage last year.
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Suspected Somalia pirate base hit by war planes
Two civilians have been wounded after war planes fired several missiles at a suspected Somali pirate base in the north of the country.
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Seychelles pleads for end to pirate prisoner overcrowding
The Seychelles has called for international help as naval forces tighten the noose around Somali pirates, saying they cannot hold more prisoners.
Ransom demand for SA couple soars
In spite of attempts to gain the trust of Somali clan leaders, the release price has for a South African couple being held hostage has gone up.
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France unveils anti-pirate ship project
A French project featuring a range of anti-piracy features, including sound blasts, has been unveiled at a shipping security forum in Nantes.
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Somali pirates release tanker — but hold on to four hostages
A Singapore shipper says Somali pirates have released a hijacked palm oil tanker and 21 crew members, but kept four South Koreans as hostages.
Curse of the TV tapes: Pirates of Somalia
A young Canadian with fantasies of becoming
a celebrated director risked his life to document the inner workings of Somalia’s pirates.
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West Africa nations meet to discuss piracy surge
Benin, Togo and Ghana begin a three-day meeting in Cotonou next week to hammer out ways to end a recent upsurge in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
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The fishy business of piracy
A new book tries to get to the bottom of piracy and put a human face on those involved.
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Kidnappings hurt Kenya
There are fears that Somali pirates are searching for easier pickings along the Kenyan coast as it becomes more difficult to hijack ships.
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Maritime agency sounds West Africa piracy alarm
A spate of ship hijackings off West Africa indicates the region could emerge as a new piracy "hotspot", a global maritime watchdog has warned.
Pirates release family seized on round-the-world adventure
Somali pirates have released a Danish family kidnapped from their yacht in February during an around-the-world voyage, amid reports of a $4m ransom.
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Australian navy rescues Somali pirate hostages
The Australian navy said on Thursday it had rescued three sailors being held hostage by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa.
Navy keeps eye on piracy threat
An attempt by pirates to hijack a Mozambican ship off the coast of that country led SA to use its naval capabilities to monitor threats in SA waters.
Somali pirates capture supertanker, $150m of oil
Somali pirates captured a supertanker carrying an estimated $150-million worth of oil to the Gulf of Mexico.
Family pleads for release of SA hostages
Families of two SA hostages being held in Somalia after their yacht was hijacked by pirates on Monday pleaded for the couple’s release.
Continued increase in piracy incidents ‘alarming’
Pirates kidnapped a record number of seafarers in 2010 in an "alarming" escalation of the crisis centred on Somalia, a maritime watchdog says.
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Somali pirates release one ship, hijack another
Somali pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier on Monday after releasing a Greek-owned tanker the day before, the European Union Naval Force says.
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Somali pirates seize Panama-flagged ship MV ORNA
Somali pirates on two skiffs seized the Panama-flagged merchant ship MV ORNA after firing small arms and rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel.
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Somali man gets 30 years for US ship attack
A Somali man, who admitted his role in an attack on a United States Navy ship off the coast of Africa, was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in prison.
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Five Somalis convicted in US court for piracy
Five men from Somalia were convicted in a federal court in Virginia on piracy and other criminal charges over an April attack on a US Navy ship.
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Germany’s first pirate trial in 400 years opens
Germany holds its first pirate trial in 400 years, trying 10 Somali men for seizing a German container ship in April.
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Somali piracy flourishes into lucrative business
Somali pirates have set up a sophisticated network of agents that has turned the seizing of ships into a lucrative business.
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Yacht owner back in SA after pirate attack
The SA man saved by EU naval forces after his yacht was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia has arrived back in SA.
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‘Two Somali hostages are South Africans’
Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane confirmed that two people taken hostage from a yacht off the coast of Somalia were South African.