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West Africa:
Growing Piracy Threatens Western Oil
Crisis Group, 12 December 2012
Rising piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, which supplies around 40 per cent of Europe's oil and 29 per cent of the U.S.'s, demands effective regional security cooperation and better… Read more »
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West Africa:
The Gulf of Guinea - the New Danger Zone
Crisis Group, 12 December 2012
The executive summary and recommendations of a new report from the ICG: Read more »
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West Africa:
Pirates Threaten Region's Shipping
UNIRIN, 10 December 2012
In July last year President Boni Yayi of Benin sent a worried letter to the UN secretary-general. His country was being threatened by the activities of pirates, who were scaring… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Stop the Unprecedented Crude Oil Thefts
Daily Trust, 28 November 2012
Stealing of Nigeria's crude oil has continued unabated in the Niger delta. Compared to last year, the latest figures show that the country lost more oil-and the revenue derivable… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Rivers - the Battle Against Oil Theft Continues
Leadership, 25 November 2012
As one of the major oil and gas producing states in the Niger Delta region, Rivers has had its fair share of the activities of illegal oil bunkerers and pipeline vandals in recent… Read more »
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Nigeria:
NIMASA - Gunning for Sea Pirates
Leadership, 1 November 2012
As increasing sea banditry threatens vital maritime economic activity and national security, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), backed by its Joint… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Fish Out Crude Oil Thieves, FG Orders Navy
Daily Trust, 28 October 2012
The federal government has ordered the Nigerian Navy to fish out and bring to book crude oil thieves who have converted the country's waterways to a safe haven for their criminal… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Sea Crimes - Navy, NIMASA to Adopt Stronger Platforms
Leadership, 26 October 2012
The Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have unanimously agreed that they need to strengthen their existing Memorandum of… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Poaching Threatens Fishing
RNW Africa, 23 October 2012
Living in a country with a 70 percent youth unemployment rate, fishing along the long Atlantic Coast is one of the few options left for Sierra Leonian youth in terms of work. But… Read more »
