Sea piracy and maritime security in the Horn of Africa: The Somali coast and Gulf of Aden in perspective

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The security of national and international waterways cannot be overemphasised, for obvious reasons. The ocean serves as a medium of transportation, a source of economic exploitation of such mineral resources as crude oil, and a source of food in the form of fishing and shrimp fishing. This has made the issue of the security of waterways (maritime security) a subject of serious concern to states, international organisations and other stakeholders in the maritime domain.