Freitag, 23. September 2011

At UN, Tanzanian President urges greater support to fight maritime piracy

President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania

22 September 2011 –
Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete today urged the international community to boost support for East African countries to combat maritime piracy, telling the General Assembly that the problem, which has been centred in Somalia, has extended further south in the Indian Ocean.
Mr. Kikwete told the Assembly’s annual general debate that 13 ships had been attacked by pirates – including five that were hijacked – in

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