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Nigerian pirates grab French ship

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813139.stm

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Pirates have seized a ship owned by a French company off the Nigerian coast, taking nine crew members hostage. The company - Bourbon - said the...

Sierra Leone navy battles pirates

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7753939.stm

Friday, November 28, 2008

Four men have been killed after Sierra Leone's navy acted against a pirate attack, police say. A group of pirates from neighbouring Guinea opened...

Islamic fighters vow to rescue hijacked Saudi tanker

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/23/somalia.pirates/index.html

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Somali militants vowed to rescue a Saudi supertanker that was hijacked by pirates a week ago, according to residents of a town where the pirates are...

Pirates call the shots as world frets

http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1143999933&cid=4&

Saturday, November 22, 2008

What began as simple rivalry over marine resources, mainly fishing grounds, off the Somali coast has transformed into a major thriving "conflict...

$150M in ransoms paid to pirates

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/21/pirates.ransom.payments/index.html

Friday, November 21, 2008

More than $150 million have been paid to pirates around the Horn of Africa over the past 12 months.The money is encouraging them to continue and...

Negotiations for hijacked Saudi oil tanker begin

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Negotiations_for_hijacked_Saudi_oil_tanker_begin

Friday, November 21, 2008

Vela International Marine, the Saudi Arabian company that owns the MV Sirius Star oil tanker which was captured by pirates on November 15, have begun...

Pirates hijack Saudi oil tanker

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7735507.stm

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Pirates have anchored a hijacked Saudi oil tanker off the Somali coast, as the spate of hijackings gathered pace with two more ships seized on...

Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Pirates have seized control of the Sirius Star, a Saudi-owned oil tanker off the coast of Kenya and are steering her towards Somalia, reports the US...

SOMALIA: Piracy threatens aid delivery – analyst

Friday, October 03, 2008

The international community must formulate a plan to ensure that piracy does not interrupt the supply of food aid to war-torn Somalia, a consultant...