Somali piracy has resurged in the waters of the Horn of Africa, driven by a reduction in security patrols. The region, previously monitored by naval vessels from the European Union, the United States, and other international partners, currently faces a security vacuum.
This gap in patrols has occurred because naval forces have redirected their focus and vessels toward conflict zones in the Middle East, leaving commercial shipping lanes in East Africa increasingly vulnerable to pirate activity.
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