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Introduction
The Houthi group in Yemen has attacked ships in the Red Sea, exposing the weakness of African maritime security. There have been 133occurrences recorded since November 2023, including 14 ships that were hit by drones or missiles and 18 ships that were taken over by Somali pirates. The security and economic growth of Africa are fundamentally threatened by the disruptions brought about by nonstate actors who are not constrained by international law and who have access to stocks of standoff weapons.
The Houthi group in Yemen has attacked ships in the Red Sea, exposing the weakness of African maritime security. There have been 133occurrences recorded since November 2023, including 14 ships that were hit by drones or missiles and 18 ships that were taken over by Somali pirates. The security and economic growth of Africa are fundamentally threatened by the disruptions brought about by nonstate actors who are not constrained by international law and who have access to stocks of standoff weapons.
Conclusion
The Houthi group in Yemen has attacked ships in the Red Sea, exposing the weakness of African maritime security. There have been 133occurrences recorded since November 2023, including 14 ships that were hit by drones or missiles and 18 ships that were taken over by Somali pirates. The security and economic growth of Africa are fundamentally threatened by the disruptions brought about by nonstate actors who are not constrained by international law and who have access to stocks of standoff weapons.
