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(Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) The Nigerian Navy, on Monday, deployed 14 warships and two helicopters to tackle the rising cases of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Intelligence from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) had indicated an increase in sea crime around the GoG. But the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, at a media briefing to flag off ‘Exercises Secured Waters,’ said the 14 ships and helicopters had been directed to ensure that the nation’s territorial water is safe for commercial activities. Admiral Gambo said the exercise, which i...

Piracy Surge Off West Africa Draws Maersk Call for Action By William Clowes | January 21, 2021 The world’s biggest shipping company demanded a more effective military response to surging pirate attacks and record kidnappings off the coast of West Africa. The number of attacks on vessels globally jumped 20% last year to 195, with 135 crew kidnapped, the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre said in a Jan. 13 report. The Gulf of Guinea accounted for 95% of hostages taken in 22 separate instances, and all three of the hijackings that occu...

The Gulf of Guinea encompasses a vast tract of the Atlantic Ocean that’s traversed by more than 20,000 vessels a year, making it difficult for under-resourced governments to police. Fringed by an almost 4,000-mile-long shoreline that stretches from Senegal to Angola, it serves as the main thoroughfare for crude oil exports and imports of refined fuel and other goods. Twenty-five African governments, including all those bordering on the gulf, signed the Yaoundé Code of Conduct in 2013 to tackle piracy. It aims to facilitate information sharing and established five maritime zones to be ...

The world's biggest shipping company demanded a more effective military response to surging pirate attacks and record kidnappings off the coast of West

The Gulf of Guinea accounted for 95% of hostages taken in 22 separate instances in 2020.