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But today Somalia's once-lawless pirate towns are aiming for a more honest future - as freight ports. Three of the most notorious pirate havens - Hobyo, Eyl and Garacad - are all now earmarked for port construction projects, which will let them cater to the shipping trade they once preyed upon. It is hoped the ports will finally bring prosperity to the so-called "pirate coast", which lies on one of the most remote and impoverished parts of Somalia. "With this project, Somalia will firmly establish itself a key hub on the global maritime network," said Abdisabir Shurie, the minister of ports a...
Somalia's pirate coast to develop international ports with foreign money Ports that once preyed on passing shipping earmarked for projects designed to end decades of poverty A pirate on the shore of Hobyo in 2012 Credit: AP A decade ago they were the buccaneering capitals of the 21st century, haunts of modern-day Blackbeards armed with Kalashnikovs rather than cutlasses. Today, Somalia's once-lawless pirate towns are aiming for a more honest future - as freight ports. Three of the most notorious pirate havens - Hobyo, Eyl and Garacad - are all now earmarked for port construction projects, whi...