Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

A U.S. Navy boat patrols the waters of Nigeria's Lagos harbour, March 24, 2009. (Akintunde Akinleye/Courtesy Reuters)
Showing posts for "Piracy"

A U.S. Navy boat patrols the waters of Nigeria's Lagos harbour, March 24, 2009. (Akintunde Akinleye/Courtesy Reuters)

Members of a visit, board, search and seizure team made up of U.S. Navy sailors and Coast Guard guardsmen from the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg and U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South, approach a suspected pirate mothership in the Gulf of Aden, May 13, 2009. (Ho New/Courtesy Reuters)
This is a guest post from Michael Baker, the U.S. defense and naval attaché (designate) to Madagascar, and a former CFR fellow. The views expressed are his own.
Africa in Transition signals the most important political, security, and social developments occurring in sub-Saharan Africa.
Emily Mellgard coauthored this post. Emily is the Africa research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. Information about the…
This is a guest post by Brooke Bocast, a PhD candidate in anthropology at Temple University and a visiting predoctoral fellow…
This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Demand…
The University of KwaZulu-Natal has announced that starting next year, all entering students must study Zulu. Zulu is spoken by…
At the Mali Donors Conference in Brussels on May 15 the United States announced $32 million in new humanitarian assistance…
Former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell explores Nigeria's postcolonial history and examines the events and conditions that have carried this troubled giant to the edge.