West Africa

  • Ghana Navy Ready For Pirates

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    The Chief of Naval Staff has signalled Ghana Navy’s readiness to effectively carry out patrols to secure the country’s territorial waters against maritime security threats. Ghana Navy Ready For Pirates […]

  • French tanker hijacked

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    A French tanker sailing under a Luxembourg flag has been hijacked off Côte d’Ivoire, port authority officials in Abidjan, the country’s economic capital, confirmed on Monday. French tanker hijacked off Côte […]

  • EU needs a new strategy to combat piracy

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    In a bid to move the EU away from its current piecemeal action against piracy, the EESC has put forward a comprehensive new strategy. EU needs a new strategy to […]

  • Navy chief wants joint patrol with NCS

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    The Chief of Naval Staff called for joint patrol with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for a strategic partnership to secure the nation’s maritime borders. Maritime security: Navy chief wants […]

  • Piracy Soars in West African Waters

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    The pirate business is booming. There were 27 attacks in Nigerian waters last year, compared to 10 the year before, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Piracy Soars in West African […]

  • Under Pressure

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    Following the two being at logger heads, and their refusal to merge with NIMASA Nigeria has scrapped PICOMSS, potentially putting Nigeria’s port security under pressure. NIGERIA: FG scraps PICOMSS, puts […]

  • Pirates Seize Tanker

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    Armed men have hijacked a tanker carrying 5 000 tons of oil from an Ivory Coast port and taken it off the coast of Ghana. Pirates seize oil tanker in […]

  • Exercise Obangame Express 2013

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    Exercise Obangame Express 2013 brings 15 nations together with the goal of increasing counter-piracy capabilities of nations in the Gulf of Guinea through knowledge sharing. Cameroon hosts international navies to […]

  • Piracy falls in 2012

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    The IMB warns that despite the drop in piracy in 2012 the seas off East and West Africa remain dangerous, and crews must remain vigilant.  Piracy falls in 2012, but […]

  • ISO 28007: The East /West Africa Paradox

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    In this article Stephen Askins of Ince & Co explains the difference in applicable standards for private maritime security companies between East and West Africa. ISO 28007 and the East […]

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