Mozambique

Mozambique became the 20th state to sign the Djibouti Code of Conduct when it signed up to the anti-piracy agreement on July 6. The code, which was set up by the International Maritime Organisation in 2009, aims to build regional capacity to fight against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean. Signatories, who include several east, north and island African states as well as the Arabian Peninsula countries, agree to cooperate on a range of anti-piracy initiatives including the investigation, arrest and prosecution of suspected pirates and the rescue of ships which have been taken by

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