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In the 16 years of anarchy that Somalia has endured since its government was overthrown in 1991, Somalia's 3,000km coastline - the longest in Africa - has become one of the world's most dangerous waterways. Pirates have fired RPGs at cruise ships, hijacked aid shipments and kidnapped foreign crews.
Writer: Steve Bloomfield
Somalia
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