Leaders from countries in West Africa have appealed to the international community to assemble a naval task-force to combat the rising risk of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. At a recent meeting of West African leaders, the president of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara said that pirates needed to be handled with firmness. While international efforts have […]
UN and Japan sign agreement
June 2013 Earlier this month, the United Nations and the government of Japan reached an agreement that both parties hope will improve global security. The agreement also focuses on the continent of Africa, which is an additional hotspot for these global problems. The agreement, known as a Joint Plan of action, now officially exists between the […]