The threat of piracy in the region has increased from “low” to “substantial” after several ships were hijacked in recent days ...

MOGADISHU — Somali pirates have abandoned a hijacked lemon-laden Emirati dhow at sea after failing to use the vessel to attack other ships, security sources in Somalia’s Puntland state said. No ...

Turkish officials say there has been no response from pirates who kidnapped 15 crew members after killing one and leaving three others to sail M/V Mozart off the coast of Nigeria.

A pirate attack off Somalia is the work of a new group of "opportunistic criminals", security officials said on Tuesday, complicating a threat that costs the shipping industry billions of dollars. The ...

In recent days there have been several attacks against vessels sailing off the coast of the African country, including four kidnappings ...

Equatorial Guinea’s armed forces helped foil a pirate attack on 5 May, but account of the operation provided by the government’s press website differed from others. The Equatorial Guinea navy frigate ...