Piracy on the increase in Puntland, Somalia

  • Over 100 piracy incidents and sabotage attacks in the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean in 2024 exposed vulnerabilities in Africa’s maritime security. Houthi militia in Yemen and pirates operating from Somalia were the main source of these disruptions, which convulsed global shipping, sunk vessels, and damaged underwater cables.
  • As a result of these attacks, African citizens paid the price through shipping delays, more expensive consumer goods, disruption to economies, and polluted waterways from munitions and sunken ship spills in the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean.