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Somali Pirates Charged with a Hijacking That Killed a French Skipper Are on Trial in France
The seven pirates charged in connection to the deadly hijacking have spent the last five years incarcerated in France, and face life imprisonment if found guilty.
China Is Angling for a Strategic Outpost on the Horn of Africa
China has been steadily extending its global presence. Now it's looking to establish an outpost in Djibouti, where the US headquarters its military forces in Africa.
This Network of Merchants Is Helping Refugees Flee the Horrors of Yemen
As a Saudi-led naval blockade has slowed the flow of humanitarian aid into Yemen to a trickle, desperate people packed aboard cattle boats are being ferried by the hundreds to Somalia.
Yemen’s Conflict Is Getting So Bad That Some Yemenis Are Fleeing to Somalia
Somalia is not exactly a safe haven, but this week it saw the arrival of the first small exodus of Yemeni refugees fleeing the worsening fighting in their own country.
Yemeni President Calls Houthi Rebels 'Stooges of Iran' as Saudi-led Airstrikes Continue
As the rebels continued to advance on key cities in Yemen’s south, human rights groups warned that the airstrikes against them lack precision and are harming civilians.
EU Court Rules Somali Pirates Have the Same Rights as Everybody Else
Europe's top court ordered France to pay thousands in compensation to pirates for denying them human and judicial rights following arrest.
‘Welcome to Hell:' African Migrants Held for Ransom in Yemen’s Torture Camps
Migrants described widespread abuse by human traffickers in Yemen — including beatings, rapes, and killings.
World's Piracy Danger Zone Moves to West African Waters
You're more now more likely to be plundered by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea rather than off the coast of Somalia.