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Piracy group: Make sure Somali pirates aren't paid

Source: FindLaw: AP News, Dec 12 2012, 1:50pm CST

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A U.K.-led Piracy Ransom Task Force says the shipping industry must adopt additional measures to ensure that payments aren't made to pirates after a successful attack. The task force's final recommendations noted ...

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8 hours ago

Our forces should not entrust security of Kismayu to Somali government yet

Source: Daily Nation   |   May 21 2013, 11:37am CDT

At the height of the Iraqi war and before the US government sent more troops there, Jack Kelly, a national security writer for the Post-Gazette of Ohio, wrote: “It finally appears that President Bush is ready to light ...

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9 hours ago

EU Provides Funding for Anti-Piracy Efforts in Africa

Source: The Journal of Commerce  |   May 21 2013, 10:53am CDT

The European Union has allocated €37 million (about US$47.7 million) for its Regional Maritime Security program to strengthen the fight against piracy in several Eastern and Southern African countries. The new prog ...

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22 weeks ago


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"But seafarers of all nations remain at risk, and we must continue to work to break the piracy business model, with the ultimate ambition of bringing an end to ransom payments"


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9 hours ago

Somalia: EU to provide over €37 million to fight piracy in Eastern and Southern Africa

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 21 2013, 10:30am CDT

Summary: 21 May 2013, Brussels - The EU will provide some €37 million to strengthen the fight against piracy in several Eastern and Southern African countries through support for the Programme to promote R ...

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13 hours ago

High delegation from US, EU and China visit Kismayo

Source: Bar Kulan  |   May 21 2013, 6:26am CDT

High level delegation has on Tuesday reached at the port city of Kismayo, the capital of Lower Jubba region in southern Somalia. This distinguished delegation from US, European Union and Chine have held a meeting with the dep ...

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13 hours ago

Joint troops launch major security operation in Mogadishu

Source: Bar Kulan  |   May 21 2013, 6:01am CDT

Our unique network of Somali correspondents report from key locations throughout Somalia and the global community of Somali Diaspora, contributing to news bulletins with in-depth reports on Somali and world ...

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14 hours ago

MURPHY'S LAW: Searching For Mister Big

Source: Strategy Page  |   May 21 2013, 5:55am CDT

May 21, 2013: The Somali pirates have been having a bad year, as in it has been over twelve months since any of them captured a ship they could hold for ransom. Some small coastal freighters and fishing boats have been taken, but you can’t g ...

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15 hours ago

Chance to win The Hunt, Borgen DVDs

Source: RTE Interactive  |   May 21 2013, 4:44am CDT

To mark the release of writer-director Tobias Lindholm's A Hijacking in cinemas, RTÉ TEN is giving you the chance to win the DVDs of award-winning movie The Hunt and the acclaimed political drama series Borgen - both of which were written by Lin ...

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15 hours ago

Conflict between Bay region officials solved by elders

Source: Bar Kulan  |   May 21 2013, 4:07am CDT

Reports from Bay region in southern Somalia suggest that dispute that had emerged between the top officials of the interim administration of the Somali Federal government in Bay region has been solved after numero ...

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17 hours ago

Somalia Asks for More Funds At London Conference

Source: AllAfrica.com  |   May 21 2013, 2:34am CDT

Somalia's president urged donors at an international conference Tuesday to provide "considerable investment and support" for his beleaguered government, arguing that the fate of his country and the region hangs in the ...

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