Showing posts with label Kenya. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kenya. Show all posts
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Kenya: Al Shabaab Lurks

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Interesting (and pause-giving) article from Paul Hidalgo at Foreign Affairs "Why the Showdown Between Kenyatta and Odinga is Empower...
Thursday, May 02, 2013

The War with Iran: Kenya Convicts Iranian Bomb Plotters

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VOA reports Kenyan Court Convicts Two Iranians of Planning Attacks : A Kenyan court has found two Iranians guilty of possessing explosiv...
Thursday, August 30, 2012

East Africa Counter-Piracy: Kenya finally brings patrol ship home

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It's been a struggle , but Kenya finally has a naval patrol ship for counter-piracy operations, as reported at Kenya's New Naval W...
Friday, November 11, 2011

Somali Pirates: Kenya's Punitive Expedition Hurting Their Business?

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According to a report from the Kenyan Business Daily Africa , Kenya's punitive expedition into Somalia is having an impact on the busine...
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Saturday, October 01, 2011

Criminals Grab Disabled French Woman from Kenyan Island

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Or, as the BBC puts it, "French woman kidnapped in Kenya resort" : A French woman has been kidnapped by an armed gang on Kenya...
Sunday, September 11, 2011

Somali Gunmen Attack British Tourists at Resort in Kenya

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NY Times report Somali Gunmen Attack British Tourists at Kiwayu Resort in Kenya : A boatload of Somali gunmen attacked an exclusive beach r...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Somali Pirates: Kenya Set Up Anti-Pirate Security Zone

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Reported here : Maritime authorities have created a security corridor for ships entering the Port of Mombasa to counter piracy attacks on K...
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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Somali Pirates: "Accessories"

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Allegations of a loose international Somali piracy support "group" found at Shiptalk : The World Peace Foundation has released a ...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Somali Pirates: Kenya Trials Slowed by Absent Witnesses

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Reported here : Piracy trials are being delayed by witnesses who fail to show up in court, a magistrate has said. Mombasa chief magistrat...
Monday, October 04, 2010

Kenya: "No more pirate trials here"

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Reported as "Kenya refuses to host Somali pirate trials" : "Arresting, prosecuting and incarcerating pirates here exposes Ke...
Tuesday, September 07, 2010

A Piracy Conviction in Kenya

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European Union Naval Force Somalia - Operation Atalanta | Verdict for the first EU NAVFOR case in Kenya : The conviction involved seven Som...
Saturday, April 03, 2010

Somali Pirates: No Peace at Sea, No Justice in Kenya for Somali Pirates

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According to Shiptalk, Kenya wants out of the Somali pirate trial business : Kenya has formally announced it wishes to stop the prosecution...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Somali Pirates: MV Faina Cargo offloaded

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Reported here , the tanks and other military equipment on board the recently pirate-held vessel MV Faina has been unloaded from the ship an...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Somali Pirate: Kenya's Courts and Somali Pirates

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Reported in the Wall Street Journal, a delicate balancing act in dealing with captured Somali pirates, set out here : Catching these pirates...
Friday, February 13, 2009

Somali Pirates: Captured Pirates and Lawfare

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Pirates "rights" come to the fore, as set out in "Questions about evidence against suspected pirates" : Questions emerg...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Somali Pirates: U.S. Navy nabs another 9 pirates

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USS Vella Gulf stays active with the arrest of another nine Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, as reported here : The guided missile cruis...
Thursday, January 29, 2009

Pirate Fighting: Roundtable with RADM McKnight, CTF-151

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I was involved in a DOD sponsored Bloggers' Roundtable with RADM McKnight, who leads CTF-151, the newly created coalition anti-piracy ta...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Somali Pirates: Kenya, US Agree to Deal on Piracy

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VOA reports Kenya, US Agree to Deal on Piracy : Kenya and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow pirate...
Monday, November 17, 2008

Somalia Pirates: New south Somalia group?

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That's the question posed in the November 14 Piracy Alert fron the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre here , following a series of new incident...
Friday, October 24, 2008

Pirates attack ship in Kenyan waters

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Reported here , an attack on a Singapore registered ship in Kenyan waters: A Singapore registered ship, the Kota Hening, was attacked by sus...