Gulf of Guinea

By Dakuku Peterside  Last week, something with significant but far-reaching diplomatic implications happened in security…

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling for urgent action to deter piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

Fifteen seafarers of Turkish nationality, who were kidnapped back in January from their containership MV Mozart in the Gulf of…

Pirates attacked a Turkish cargo ship off Nigeria's coast, killing a sailor and kidnapping 15 others, officials said Sunday.

The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s annual piracy report recorded an increase of piracy…

"Moving catch from fishing vessels onto a refrigerated cargo ship may seem like innocuous activity, but it often takes place at…

Five crew members have been kidnapped by pirates from a Ghana-flagged vessel in another incident in the Gulf of Guinea.

On 7 November 2020, two tankers were targeted by pirates in separate incidents off the coast of West Africa.

An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, resulting in the kidnapping of one crew member.

There has been a 40% increase in the number of kidnappings reported in the Gulf of Guinea in the first nine months of 2020,…