EU partners with Kenya to prosecute suspected maritime crime suspects

FILE - A German member of the European Naval Force performs technical checks on an anti-piracy reconnaissance plane as part of Operation Atalanta at a French military base in Djibouti, May 5, 2015.

Kenya has agreed to help the European Union in dealing with maritime crime suspects in the region, amid a rising threat from pirate activity and attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The EU, which has a force operating in the Indian Ocean, is concerned that the insecurity which is also affecting ship traffic in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, is disrupting international trade.