World's piracy capital is Somalia
In 2008, piracy off the coast of Somalia rose nearly 200 percent compared to the previous year.
Ethiopian troops withdraw from Somalia
On Tuesday Ethiopia handed over security duties to a Somali force, raising fears that the Horn of Africa country collapse into chaos if extremists allegedly linked to al-Qaida move to seize power.
5 Pirates die with $3 Million ransom from oil supertanker hijack
Five Somali pirates who freed a hijacked oil-Saudi supertanker died Saturday after their boat capsized with a reported $3 million ransom in the Gulf of Aden, the Associated Press reports.
Five Somali pirates drown with their ransom share
Five of the pirates who hijacked a Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a $3 million ransom after the boat they were traveling in capsized.
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Spanish foreign minister waits for demands from pirates
The Spanish tuna fishing vessel hijacked over the weekend is still held by Somali pirates and no ransom demand had been made as yet, the Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Wednesday.
Clinton charged with Kenya cattle fine over Obama photo
Kenyan elders may impose a fine on U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, payable in livestock, after a photo of her rival Barack Obama in robes dragged their people into the race for the White House.
Kenya death toll hits 1,000, parties talk
The death toll from Kenya's post-election bloodletting has risen to 1,000, the Red Cross said on Tuesday, as political rivals began the toughest part of their negotiations so far. Fighting in west Kenya in recent days between rival ethnic gangs had increased the number of deaths, the Red Cross said.
Kenya govt denounces genocide as toll hits 300
President Mwai Kibaki's government accused rival Raila Odinga's party of unleashing genocide in Kenya on Wednesday as the death toll from tribal violence over a disputed election passed 300.
Mogadishu violence displaces 88,000 people
Three days of fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu displaced 88,000 people from their homes, adding to hundreds of thousands who fled violence earlier this year, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Al-Qaeda deputy gloats over US "defeat" in Iraq, Afghanistan, declares war against Pakistan in new video
In a new video released by dreaded terrorist outfit Al-Qaeda's media arm As-Sahab, Thursday, September 20, Osama Bin Laden's deputy Ayman al-Zawahri has urged war against Pakistan and said the United States was being defeated in Afghanistan, Iraq and other fronts.
Africa wages war on scourge of plastic bags
They've become as much a symbol of Africa's landscape as the stereotypical lions and plains
Investors bet on rising costs for scarce water
Investors who have seen energy prices rocket due to scarce supplies are starting to wager that forecasted shortages will cause the value of water to skyrocket
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