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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.
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Beneath the waves another (smaller) problem
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
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