"Time for Somalia itself to target pirate kingpins "

The international community has spent billions of dollars on fighting piracy off the coast of Somalia. Successful attacks have been curbed but the kingpins are still at large. Now the country's authorities should take charge of the matter, says French piracy ambassador.
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

The fight against Somali pirates is far from over even though the international community has managed to reduce the number of attacks in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia significantly in recent years.

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