African Tea Prices Fall 14 Percent at Weekly Auction in Kenya (Bloomberg) Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- African tea prices fell in Kenya, shedding 14 percent at a weekly sale in Mombasa, according to the founding broker of the auctions.

Pirates with guns & goat (The Telegraph) Mombasa, Kenya, Nov. 20 (Reuters): The water was still, the sky cloudless and the 12-man crew, Kenyans and Sri Lankans, were relaxed after their Sunday morning cup of tea in February last year as they returned from taking food aid to north Somalia.

Wave of piracy stokes fears at Kenya port (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) The explosion of piracy off Somalia is a growing concern for officials at Kenya's Mombasa port, who fear it will push up the cost of goods and may deter some importers from bringing cargoes to the region.

Hostages recall Somali pirate attacks, good manners (AlertNet) Source: Reuters By Andrew Cawthorne MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The water was still, the sky cloudless and the 12-man crew, Kenyans and Sri Lankans, were relaxed after their Sunday morning cup of tea in ...

Somali pirates raise the stakes (Fairplay) SOMALI pirates attacked the VLCC Sirius Star more than 450 n-miles southeast of Mombasa, Kenya, last weekend. The Saudi Aramco-owned and Vela International-operated tanker was carrying a crew of 25, from Croatia, the UK, the Philippines, Poland, and Saudi Arabia.

Eight Somali piracy suspects charged in Kenya (People's Daily) Eight suspected Somali pirates who were seized by Royal Marine commandos in a high seas exchange of gunfire off Somalia last week were charged in Kenyan court on Wednesday. The suspects appeared before Mombasa Chief Magistrate Catherine Mwangi accused of allegedly committing piracy along the Somalia coastline. They denied the charges but were remanded in custody until Monday pending a ruling ...

Pirates Demand $25 Million Ransom for Hijacked Saudi Oil Tanker (Bloomberg) Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Somali pirates demanded $25 million in ransom for an oil-laden Saudi supertanker seized off the East African coast, and called on its owners to pay up ``soon.''

Kenyan Court Charges Eight Somalis With Hijacking Vessel (Nasdaq) MOMBASA, Kenya (AFP)--A Kenyan court Wednesday charged eight Somalis seized during a British naval operation off the coast of the lawless Horn of Africa country last week for hijacking a shipping vessel.

Uganda third in EA Challenge (The Monitor) Uganda remained rooted in third position after the second round of the ongoing East African Golf Challenge in Diani Village, Mombasa, Kenya yesterday.

Q and A: Pirates of East Africa (CNN) In their most audacious act to date, pirates this week captured a huge supertanker carrying up to $100 million worth of oil off the east coast of Africa.