West Africa’s Coast Was A Haven For Piracy And Illegal Fishing – How Technology Is Changing The Picture
The Gulf of Guinea – a coastal region that stretches from Senegal to Angola – is endowed with vast reserves of hydrocarbon, mineral and fisheries...
Africa’s Coastal Waters Turning Into ‘World’s Biggest Transnational Crime Scene’
Africa’s coastal nations are fighting a rising tide of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, piracy, and drug smuggling. A recent report by the Institute...
The Gulf of Guinea on Africa’s upper West Coast is again highlighted as a world piracy hotspot in the latest International Maritime Bureau (IMB) statistics....
Gulf of Guinea Piracy, Armed Robberies On The Rise, Says International Maritime Bureau
defenceWeb, – July 12, 2023 There’s concern about an increase in piracy in Gulf of Guinea waters off Africa’s west coast with the International Maritime...
Maritime Security: Africa’s Oceans Are Being Protected To Serve The Interests Of Big Foreign Corporates
By Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood & Freedom C. Onuoha Africa’s valuable ocean resources have drawn the interest of foreign nations, particularly those in the West and Asia....
Navy: Nigeria’s Maritime Environment Free Of Piracy Attacks, Says Gulf Of Guinea Records Lowest Pirates Incidents In 2022
Despite the recent spike in piracy incidents in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), the Nigerian Navy (NN) says there is yet no no incident of...
Another drop in reported piracy incidents – this time for the first quarter of 2023 – does not mean the threat is over, with a...
Gulf Of Guinea: 16 Crew On Danish Oil Tanker Locked In Ship’s Safe Room For 5 Days After Being Boarded By Pirates In World’s Most Dangerous Shipping Lane
Pirates boarded a Danish-owned oil tanker sailing in the most dangerous shipping route in the world, forcing its crew to barricade themselves in a safe...
Pirates Switching From Kidnapping To Crude Oil Theft In Gulf Of Guinea, Says UN Report
The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) is witnessing a shift in the dynamics of piracy, with criminal networks moving away from targeting commercial ships to oil...