Somali Pirates In Court
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The first case against alleged Somali pirates is now in court in the Seychelles capital of Victoria, when 11 of them were charged under the country’s laws against piracy and terrorism.
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Ministerial Statement
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The government of Seychelles, through the minister responsible, the Hon.
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Travel And Tourism In Africa
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
PIRACY RANSOM DISTORTING PROPERTY MARKET IN NAIROBI
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Somalia Piracy
By eTN Staff Writer
A delegation from the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) met today in Washington DC with Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J.
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Somali Piracy
The Seychelles government rejects allegations that “the islands have also become popular with pirates.”
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Prevention Efforts Stepped Up
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Ambassador
With the three Seychellois piracy victims now safely back home, more efforts to prevent piracy incidents in the island archipelago’s waters have become known.
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Puntland Authorities Release Piracy Victims
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Ambassador
Information was received by eTN from Nairobi that the three Seychelles citizens captured by pirates in February have finally been freed and have already arrived in Nairobi.
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Problem from Hell
By Alain St.Ange, eTN Ambassador
VICTORIA, Seychelles - The Seychelles head of the “Hostage Negotiation Team,” Minister Joel Morgan, has said that the three Seychellois citizens who were being detained in Galkayo, Somalia, are in
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Sea Crimes
By eTN Staff Writer
"With maritime piracy costing the world an estimated US$60-70 million in 2008 and a worrying rise in sea crimes across the MENA region, it is of the utmost importance for the maritime community to col
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Arctic Sea
LONDON – First the ship reported it had been attacked in waters off Sweden. Then it sailed with no apparent problems through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. And then it disappeared.
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Economic Recession Cause Implications and Remedies
By Alain St. Ange, eTN Ambassador
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the tropical creole islands of the Seychelles, has defied the world trend by increasing its fleet amid the ongoing global economic recession.
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Call For Sanctions Against Eritrea
By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome
In a rather unprecedented move over the weekend has the African Union called upon the UN Security Council to impose sanctions against Eritrea and other overt and covert supporters of the Somali milita
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Combatting The Growing Scourge Of Criminal Piracy
By eTN Staff Writer
Due to the recent spiking violent piracy in the Gulf of Aden and surrounding areas with over 20 ships and more than 200 people currently being held by pirates, an emergency summit has been organized t
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East Africa Tourism
By Wolfgang H. Thome
OBAMA DECISION ON RESCUE WIDELY APPLAUDED
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Seychelles Piracy
By Alain. St. Ange, eTN Seychelles Special Correspondent
Over recent weeks, there have been isolated incidents of pirate activity around certain of the remote southern islands of the Seychelles archipelago which lie close to the East African coast where suc
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East Africa
By eTN Staff Writer
Conflict, weak governance and uncertain rule of law make East African states vulnerable to a host of criminal activities, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) said Wednesday as it conv
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Piracy in Somali
By eTN Staff Writer
As the United Nations Security Council strengthened efforts Wednesday to fight piracy off the Somali coast, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that the problem could not be divorced from the need to
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Piracy Menace
By AP
ATHENS — It's an insurer's nightmare: Heavily armed pirates, emboldened by their success in capturing cargo vessels, hijack a cruise ship with hundreds of well-heeled passengers and ask for massive
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