Central-Africa
Airstrike kills four pirates after ship hijacking off Somalia
Four suspected pirates were killed in an airstrike off Garmaal, in Somalia’s Nugaal region, on Tuesday—one day after they allegedly seized a…
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Somalia
Pirates Seize Cargo Ship off Somalia Amid Renewed Maritime Attacks
A cargo ship was seized off Somalia on Monday, maritime monitors reported, in the latest sign of piracy’s renewed threat around the…
Somalia
Turkish Naval Vessels Escort Drilling Fleet Off Somalia
Wednesday July 22, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Turkish warships remain on guard off Somalia’s coast, shielding an offshore drilling fleet as exploration…
West-Africa
UN refugee agency reports 144 dead or missing off Mauritania
Tuesday July 21, 2026 Illustrative: People gather around a boat carrying newly-arrived Rohingya refugees, after authorities prevented the refugees from disembarking and…
North-Africa
At Least 50 Migrants Die After Boat Capsizes Off Libya
Wednesday July 15, 2026 Nairobi (AX) — A wooden boat carrying migrants across the Mediterranean capsized off Libya’s eastern coast Tuesday, killing…
Somalia
Tanker near Somalia fires warning shots at suspicious approach
Saturday May 23, 2026 A tanker in the Gulf of Aden came under a suspicious approach on May 22, prompting its armed…
East-Africa
Kenya transport strike over fuel price hikes called off
By George Obulutsa and Vincent Mumo NzilaniWednesday May 20, 2026 People walk during a strike by public transport operators driven by rising…
North-Africa
Egypt says sailors on hijacked ship off Somalia coast are in good health
Wednesday May 13, 2026 Egyptian diplomats moved quickly after pirates seized a commercial cargo vessel with an Egyptian crew off the Somali…
North-Africa
UAE condemns hijacking of oil tanker carrying Egyptian sailors off Yemen
Wednesday May 13, 2026 The UAE has strongly denounced the hijacking of an oil tanker off the Yemeni coast, a vessel carrying…
North-Africa
Egypt confirms oil tanker hijacked off Yemen coast, taken to Somalia
Hussien ElkabanyTuesday May 12, 2026 Egypt said Monday that an oil tanker carrying eight Egyptian sailors was seized off Yemen’s coast and…
Somalia
Oil tanker hijacked off Yemen coast taken toward Somalia, report says
Mohamed GabobeSunday May 3, 2026 Gulf of Aden (file photo) An oil tanker has been seized by Somali pirates off Yemen’s coast,…
