Small Wars at Sea: 21st century piracy

[KingJaja]

To the extent that piracy in West Africa is driven by Nigeria - it is a very different beast than Somalia.

This is a large scale criminal enterprise, with collusion from senior members of the Military & government. It is more sophisticated than Somalia and the politics behind it is not "open and shut".

These people aren't just taking sailors for ransom - they are also stealing oil.

[davidbfpo]

Instead of traditional piracy this BBC report is about illegal fishing off West Africa; which is not a new problem and came to my notice when I heard a Russian trawler had been detained by Senegal's navy.

Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-afri...itter_bbcworld