Tag: Senegal

  • GoG military exercise starts

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    Nigeria joins military exercise in Gulf of Guinea The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday deployed six warships and 65 gunboats in a joint multinational maritime exercise comprising navies from 16 countries. […]

  • Delta hostages rescued

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    Nigerian troops rescue 3 Russian sailors, 2 others after raid of pirates’ hideout By Sumaila Ogbaje Three Russian sailors, one Ukrainian and one Equatorial Guinean kidnapped by pirates since 9 […]

  • Covid piracy surge?

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    by Theo Locherer The last quarterly report from the International Maritime Bureau shows the negative effects of the Covid-19 on maritime security. There tend to be significant upswings of piracy […]

  • WAF piracy: media to blame?

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    West African piracy remains a threat but attacks are not becoming more frequent despite headline-grabbing abduction stories in the media. That is the view of Dirk Siebels, senior analyst at […]

  • Cocaine Seized From Grimaldi Ro-Ro in Dakar, Senegal Again

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    Source: Le Quotidien January 28: 120kg of cocaine were seized from Grimaldi’s ro-ro GRANDE NIGERIA (IMO #9246580) on Tuesday while the vessel was berthed in Dakar, Senegal.   The narcotics […]

  • Contraband Alcohol Worth Almost 100m XOF Seized at Port of Dakar

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    August 19: Senegalese customs agents have seized an assortment of contraband alcohol worth nearly 100 million Senegalese francs (100m XOF; approx. 170,000 USD). The alcohol was concealed in a container […]

  • Senegal Seizes 798 kg of Cocaine Hidden in Cars On Ro-Ro

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    June 28: Senegal has seized 798 kg of cocaine hidden inside new cars on a ro-ro travelling from Brazil, the customs authority said on Sunday, the latest in a series […]

  • New boats for Senegal

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    Training and spares part of deal. US donates patrol boats to Senegal and Cabo Verde The US military has donated two patrol boats to Senegal’s Navy and five patrol boats to […]

  • GOGIN is Go

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    New initiative hopes to cut crime. Gulf of Guinea Interregional Network to Fight Crime at Sea The €9.2 million, four-year programme will support participating countries in developing joint planning, coordination, […]

  • Obangame Express begins

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    Cooperation improves regional response to threats. Nigeria urged to show political will in fighting maritime insecurity  Bayo Akinloye As the 2016 Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express kicked off on Thursday in Senegal, […]

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