West Africa

  • Nigeria: no armed guards

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    The final word on armed guards? Government outlaws private security guards onboard vessels By Sulaimon Salau and Mayowa Fakile Notwithstanding the spate of pirate attacks on its territorial waters, the Federal […]

  • German boost for MMCC

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    New kit for MMCC. German equipment for West African maritime surveillance hub Written by Oscar Nkala The German government has donated maritime surveillance and communications equipment to help operationalise a segment of […]

  • Nigeria’s many assets

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    Number of available assets doesn’t seem to have suppressed crime. Navy acquires 173 boats to boost maritime operations Nigerian Navy (NN) acquired 173 assorted boats, including Epenal boats, Rigid Hull […]

  • Push for armed guards

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    The Navy won’t b pleased. AGF seeks amendment to maritime laws Posted By: Oluwakemi Dauda Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN) has urged the National Assembly to amend maritime […]

  • Insecurity in the Niger Delta

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    Nigeria’s nagging problems. Tackling Insecurity in the Niger Delta Shell’s payment of $4.32 billion to the Nigerian government in 2017, despite the closure of the 400,000 barrels per day capacity […]

  • Nigeria nabs oil thieves

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    Oil theft still a huge criminal business. Navy seizes tugboat, barge with suspected stolen AGO The Nigerian Navy has said it impounded a large tugboat and barge with six crew […]

  • Pirates on the prowl

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    Maritime security in Gulf still a huge issue. Pirates on the prowl, unleash mayhem on Nigeria’s maritime domain The high level of insecurity in Nigerian waterways has ignited a fresh […]

  • Nigeria joins Navigate

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    Nigeria joins Navigate Response. Navigate Response welcomes Nigerian and Italian partners to crisis communications network Navigate Response welcomes two new partners to its global crisis communications network to strengthen coverage […]

  • Cooperating to cut crime

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    Information sharing, cooperation key. Maritime threats require unified navies Written by Africa Defense Forum Pirates are attacking ships in Somalia and the Gulf of Guinea, and coastal nations will have to […]

  • Ghana continues crackdown

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    Ghana continues its maritime security push. Government committed to protect country’s territorial waters-President President Nana Addo Darkwa Akufo-Addo, has announced his government’s commitment to protect the country’s territorial waters from […]

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