ADF STAFF In August 2023, armed pirates took control of a fishing vessel just outside Sierra Leone’s port. The attack…
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ADF STAFF The Ghana Armed Forces in March participated in Exercise Sea Lion 2024, a timely weeklong maritime security exercise…
ADF STAFF Increasing attacks by Somali pirates are exacerbating global shipping and fueling maritime insecurity around East Africa. After a…
ADF STAFF Piracy is making a resurgence in the western Indian Ocean, and the region is rife with other sea…
ADF STAFF Nine crew members aboard a chemical tanker headed from Côte d’Ivoire to Cameroon were abducted by pirates in…
ADF STAFF As piracy, illegal fishing and human trafficking continued to plague East African waters, navies from 11 African nations,…
ADF STAFF Somali national forces and Jubaland regional forces in early March killed scores of al-Shabaab fighters during operations in…
ADF STAFF After a six-year lull in major attacks, Somali pirates in December attacked four vessels as international navies relocated…
ADF STAFF Eleven West African countries are designated as future fisheries conflict hot spots. These places could see clashes over…
ADF STAFF In early December, a Maltese-flagged merchant ship was hijacked off the coast of Somalia. It is believed to…