Vol 52 No 21 | WEST AFRICAPIRACY From Delta militias to piracy 21st October 2011 The amnesty deal in the Niger Delta seems to have driven the gangsters offshore in pursuit of seaborne business opportunities Governments and oil companies were sufficiently alarmed by the spate of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea to call for help from the United Nations Security Council (AC Vol 52 No 20). Th...
Vol 52 No 20 | NIGERIAGULF OF GUINEAPIRACY The Security Council lands a new African problem 7th October 2011 Nigeria calls a debate on worsening piracy in the Gulf of Guinea The United Nations Security Council does not lack for African problems: the continent’s woes take up about three quarters of the Council’s time. Later this month, a new issue will ...
Vol 52 No 9 | SOMALIAPIRACY Bluff and bluster 29th April 2011 Pirates in the Horn are stepping up operations and threatening more ships but the international response looks weak and divided At huge expense, the United Arab Emirates brought scores of countries to Dubai on 18-19 April to craft new policies and raise finance to fight the growing threat from pirates b...