Lift for maritime sector in Kenya and Djibouti after fall in piracy: US service members practising water rescue techniques during a routine training exercise off the coast of Djibouti in 2007. EPA/US NAVY/MC1 MICHAEL R. MCCORMICKThe upsurge of Somali piracy after 2005 led to significant international activity in the Horn of Africa. Naval missions, training programmes, capital … [Read more...] about Lift for maritime sector in Kenya and Djibouti after fall in piracy | The Conversation
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Fighting piracy in the Gulf of Guinea needs a radical rethink | The Conversation
Fighting piracy in the Gulf of Guinea needs a radical rethink: Ivorian sailors participate in an anti-piracy hostage rescue scenario with the Ghanaian Navy during Exercise Obangame Express. Wikimedia CommonsThe Bonita had been anchored off Benin for several days, waiting for a berth in the port of Cotonou. On November 2, 2019 the crew had a traumatic awakening. Armed men … [Read more...] about Fighting piracy in the Gulf of Guinea needs a radical rethink | The Conversation
Is it piracy? How students access academic resources | The Conversation
Many students don't consider downloading textbooks to be piracy. ShutterstockAcademic textbooks are expensive and the cost of textbooks globally has continued to rise alarmingly even as other educational resources have become relatively cheaper. For students, open educational resources should make more sense – certainly financially. But, globally, the uptake of such … [Read more...] about Is it piracy? How students access academic resources | The Conversation
South Africa and Mozambique clamp down on piracy
Pretoria - South Africa and Mozambique have partnered to ensure the safety of the region's seas by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will step up efforts to put pirates out of business. The signing of the Mou took place at the 3rd Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security Session in Pretoria on Tuesday, which was attended by Defence and Military … [Read more...] about South Africa and Mozambique clamp down on piracy
South Africa and Mozambique join hands to fight Pirates
Pretoria – South Africa and Mozambique have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two countries work together on issues of piracy and trans-border crime. The MoU, signed on Wednesday by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu and her Mozambican counterpart, Filipe Nyussi, will have the neighbouring countries pulling together on the … [Read more...] about South Africa and Mozambique join hands to fight Pirates
