Sudan swears in civilian-majority ruling council
The body replaces the TMC that took charge after months of deadly street protests brought down longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir
Kenya authorities under pressure after reports of Westgate warning
Pressure mounted on the Kenyan authorities a week after the Nairobi mall carnage, amid accusations that top brass failed to heed security warnings.
Syria’s Assad makes rare appearance amid Eid protests
Bashar al-Assad has made a rare public appearance for the end of Ramadan but activists say his forces are pressing on with a blitz of rebel areas.
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Same teams, new tricks as piracy season kicks-off
As monsoon winds ease and the sea settles, a new season of piracy begins off Somalia, with hijackers marauding ever further afield.
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Biden in push to stabilise volatile East Africa
US Vice-President Joe Biden was on Wednesday to focus on troubled Somalia after discussing the fate of the volatile region with Kenyan leaders.
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Seychelles strives to defend territory against Somali pirates
The Seychelles is engaged in an unprecedented military drive in a bid to keep marauding Somali pirates at bay.
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Somalia braces for surge in piracy during Ramadan
The number of hijacked vessels off the coast of Somalia is at a one-year low but both pirates and anti-piracy leaders are bracing for more attacks.
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Catch pirates, and then what?
Arresting Somali pirates may be the easy part. Foreign navies have detained dozens of them but the ensuing legal avenues are ill-defined.
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Somali pirates on hijacking spree
Pirates seized ships from France, Britain, Germany, Taiwan and Yemen, defying world powers by prowling further out in the ocean to target victims.
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Lawless Somalia draws influx of foreign jihadists
Foreign jihadists have flocked to Somalia in recent months, joining forces with local fighter to turn the country into an al-Qaeda haven.
