Piracy rises in West Africa

Africa

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

A new frontier in the war against maritime piracy is emerging with attacks in West Africa, the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) warned. The IMB said 11 reports were received in Nigeria and Benin during the first quarter of 2012, equivalent to the whole of 2011. In all, the bureau recorded 102 incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the first quarter of 2012. Of the total, 11 vessels were reported hijacked, with 212 cre...

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