Armed men attacked a police station in northern Benin Sunday morning, killing two officers and injuring another. The Dassari police station was attacked in the early hours of Sunday morning. Benin’s first known fatal attack was last December when two soldiers were killed near Burkina Faso border. Two police officers were killed when armed … Read more
Gunmen clashed with Togo troops outside a military post in the Goulingoushi area. There were no deaths or wounded on the “Togo side”, the official said. In early May, eight Togolese soldiers were killed and 13 others injured in the first official deadly terrorist attack in Togo. Togo army repelled another attack in the northwest … Read more
The commitment was made by NIMASA Director-General Bashir Jamoh during a seminar on regional marine collaboration in the Gulf of Guinea in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. According to Jamoh, coordination across west African countries is critical in maintaining piracy’s decline since each country’s limits and constraints must be recognised to avoid confrontation. He stated that Nigeria, … Read more
Prosecutor Per Fiig said on Monday that a suspected Nigerian pirate caught during a deadly shootout in the Gulf of Guinea has been charged with endangering the lives of Danish sailors. The 39-year-old who lost a leg in the clash with the Danish navy last November faces up to eight years in jail. Danish authorities … Read more
African and international navies are struggling to combat the scourge of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, as seaborne bandits attack further offshore where they are harder to track and catch. Piracy has long been a problem in the vast, resource-rich body of water stretching from Senegal to Angola, where most victims kidnapped by pirates … Read more
