I would like to start by asking if all the fishing trawlers in Somali waters pay a Fishing Licence fee and to whom.
The fishing grounds near the coast have been decimated by industrial fishing and these ex-fishermen have started a new industry, namely Piracy. They were done out of a living by the fishing fleets of Europe and Asia and now we are all moaning. This time they have learned quickly and procured the best tools for their job from the West, please note that Russia, in these circumstances, is also part of the West.
Another element in this equation is Somalia’s Christian neighbour. Ethiopia, backed by the Americans with funds and military bases within its territory, acts as the local bully and enforcer. Once again pitching Christian against Muslim . Is this deliberate policy or just plain arrogance and incompetence?
For whatever it’s worth, before Ethiopia invaded this territory, I hesitate calling it a country, this “industry” was not a flourishing one.
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