Defence IQ talks to Brigadier General Wiseman Mbambo on the attempts to control an increasingly violent piracy and insurgency movement on the high seas. Dealing with the piracy hotspots on the South African Coast Click on the image below to view the DefenceIQ interview with Brigadier General Wiseman Mbambo Find […]
W.Africa states anti-piracy code
Top officials from West-African nations plan to meet as soon as possible to discuss strategies to counter the growing threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Possible strategies include arrests, prosecutions and seizing of pirate ships. While piracy is stabilizing in other regions of the globe, it is on the rise off the coast of […]
Arrested off Senegal
Authorities in Senegal have detained four British men who were sailing a decommissioned warship mounted with two cannons towards the Gulf of Guinea. The foursome were apparently in Senegal to discuss the possibility of providing their services to the government to scare off illegal fishing boats. But their final destination may have been Nigeria, according […]