translate English to French: Armed groups from Puntland and other regions of Somalia hijacked more than 40 ships off shore, including a Ukrainian vessel containing 33 armoured tanks and small arms. At least 15 ships and hundreds of crew members were still being held at the end of the year by pirates demanding large ransoms.
Le président Abdullahi Yusuf a démissionné en décembre, à la suite d’une série de querelles publiques et d’une tentative de limogeage du Premier ministre.