Too Early to Celebrate! The Decline of Somali Piracy off the East Coast of Africa

Volume:41
Issue:6
Commentaries

The pirates of Somalia constitute one one of the greatest threats to maritime security in modern time.Their operations started amidst the political instability, economic crisis and state collapse that characterised the fall of the Siad Barre regime in Somalia in 1991.

Keywords: Africa, Coastal Security, Piracy