German ship hijacked by pirates

Hipple Patel 7 months ago Region: Somalia

Somali pirates hijacked a German ship with 17 crew members onboard overnight, a regional maritime official said on Saturday. Andrew Mwangura, the East Africa's Coordinator of Seafarers Assistance Program (SAP), said the s... more

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Lawless Somalia Picks a Moderate Islamist President

Chris Herbert 9 months ago Region: Somalia

Somalia's new President Recent events in Somalia have passed under the radar of headlines in the international news.  In case you haven’t been paying close attention, here is a quick review: On January 31st, S... more

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China's bid to halt Somalian piracy

Daniel Hewitt 10 months ago Region: China

Three Chinese war vessels have now joined in the international anti-piracy mission around the waters of Somalia. The ships – from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) – are carrying Chinese Special... more

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Child stoned to death in Somalia

Mohan Nepali a year ago Region: Somalia

Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed conflict, has strongly condemned the stoning to death of a 13-year-old Somali girl in the name of punishing her for “adulte... more

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Fierce gun-battles rage in capital of Somalia

C.P. Antony 2 years ago Region: Somalia

Fierce gun-battles today in the streets of Mogadishu, capital of Somalia have left at least five Ethiopian soldiers and seven civilains dead. The gun-battles started when Ethiopian soldiers supporting the interim Gove... more

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Peace remains elusive in Somalia

Zachary 2 years ago Region: Somalia

By Zachary Ochieng Despite the relocation of the embattled Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG)—formed in exile in Nairobi in December 2004— to the capital, Mogadishu, last month, peace still remains e... more

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Somali tourists demand refugee status in Nepal

Mohan Nepali a year ago Region: Nepal

About 35 Somalis, including children and women, on Wednesday afternoon demanded the refugee status from the Nepal government. They sat-in nearby the Kathmandu District Administration with some placards on which they wrote... more

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Attacked Cargo Ship Believed Hijacked with Crew

Public View 7 months ago Region: Somalia

On Wednesday in Somalia's coast region a cargo ship with a crew attacked by Pirates believed that hijacked. The vessel Maersk Alabama was attacked about 500 kilometers off Somalia's coastal region, and there is no action h... more

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Ships hijacked by Somali pirates

Public View 7 months ago Region: Somalia

In the Indian Ocean the Somali pirates hijacks a French yacht, a German vessel and a Yemeni tugboat. In past week an Indian cargo had been seized and released. The environmental group said "around 640 kilometres (400 mile... more

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Unidentified Warship Captures Somali Pirates

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: Somalia

 Someone has taken a step toward ridding the Somalia coastline of pirates, though it was not immediately clear who. Reuters reports that an “unknown warship” captured 14 alleged pirates and destroyed ... more

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