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Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa is slowly but surely starting to suffer the dire consequences of the stranglehold piracy has placed on the shipping lanes on both the east and the west coasts of Africa.
The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became the Republic of Djibouti in June 1977. This barren land's location, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, is its main economic asset,...
Amid the independence celebrations in Juba, South Sudan, on July 9, many observers might have overlooked the presence of representatives of Somaliland, a territory that hopes to imitate South...
In recent times piracy has leapt to the forefront as a threat to the world economy; impacting the prices of commodities and raising concerns about the long term impact on energy prices. Southern...
Date: 25/07/2011
Source: The Department of Defence and Military Veterans
Title: SA: Sisulu: Address by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, at the Sadc extraordinary...
Since 2005 piracy off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden, experienced rapid expansion and development. According to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1984, piracy involves any...
Part I of this paper (available here) provided an overview of the trends that are shaping Somali piracy, outlined piracy’s root causes, and discussed its consequences for both Somalia and the...
Maritime piracy is one of the world’s oldest criminal professions. From the Malacca Straits to the Black Sea, pirates have plagued traders and disrupted commercial activities for centuries. Due...