Attacks by Somali pirates have risen more in the past three months than at any other time during the past six years, ...

Two Somali fishermen wearing big scarves over their heads to hide their faces glance around furtively as they walk into the room for a secret meeting to tell me why they have recently decided to ...

and control that Somali nationals have over the distribution network of the khat trade, there is evidence suggesting that pirates are increasingly buying into this network,” the report says.

Adado, a town in central Somalia where pirates once invested ... that some young men who already chew the stimulant leaf khat, a popular afternoon pastime, are becoming addicts.

Two Somali fishermen wearing big scarves over their heads to hide their faces glance around furtively as they walk into the room for a secret meeting to tell me why they have recently decided to ...

Foreign ships arrived — as did Somali pirates who targeted them. By the early 2010s, Somali piracy had declined. A main reason for this was the entry of international navies sent into Somali ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Some of the one hundred convicted Somali pirates serving jail terms at the Shimo La Tewa ...

On a beach in Hordeia on the northern coast of Somalia, I asked a former pirate what attracted him to piracy in the first place. The man, who wanted to remain anonymous, told me he was originally ...

Negotiations are in progress after Somali pirates raised their ransom demand to $10 million for the release of a Chinese-owned fishing vessel seized in late November Negotiations are in progress ...