Maritime piracy in Africa: The humanitarian dimension

Nincic, Donna J.

doi:10.1080/10246029.2009.9627538

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“…Somalia ' s GDP is signifi cantly lower than many other third-world countries ( Pham, 2010 ) and the absence of a sovereign government means there is little in the way of domestic deterrence or punishment ( Pelton, 2011 ). Against this is the reality that the returns from hijacking vessels are very lucrative, providing for numerous families, as well as bribes and gratuities to local authorities for landing rights to stow ships in staging posts and to reinvest the funds into the community ( Nincic, 2009 ;Chalk, 2010 ). For instance, Kraska and Wilson (2009) observe that the average haul from a successful attack per pirate amounts to over 2 years ' salary.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 97%

Space-time dynamics of maritime piracy

Townsley

Oliveira

2012

Secur J

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The article examines space-time patterns of maritime piracy around the Horn of Africa. Using rational choice theory and optimal foraging theory as the theoretic frame, 6 years of recorded pirate attack data were used to test whether spatial and temporal attack patterns were independent. The results indicate evidence for a communicability of risk; that is, pirate activity clusters in space and time. Incorporating this fi nding means that forecasting of high-risk areas could be made more effective. The theoretical implication is that pirates ' target selection appears to be consistent with other crime types, such as burglary, car crime and shootings. The results have implications for informing maritime piracy prevention and suppression efforts.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 97%

Space-time dynamics of maritime piracy

Townsley

Oliveira

2012

Secur J

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“…11 Benin is particularly susceptible to any deterioration in maritime security, which could discourage trade or investment, raise all costs, and result in delays, as even small attacks have large reverberations. In an article published by Agence FrancePresse (AFP), Issifou N'Douro, Benin's defence minister, had to emphasise how dependent the Benin government was on revenues derived from its major port of Cotonou, which contribute an estimated 80 per cent of the government's total budget, and would therefore lose substantial amounts of revenue if costs continued to increase.…”

Section: The Problem Of Piracy and Armed Robbery At Seamentioning

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Maritime security in West Africa

Walker¹

2013

African Security Review

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This article will briefl y examine the maritime security situation in 2013 in the Gulf of Guinea and the coast of West Africa, where a number of internationally integrative approaches for improving counter-piracy efforts are being developed. As the maritime domain is both vast and complex, the article focuses on two of the major problems causing the present situation of maritime insecurity -fi rstly, piracy and armed robbery at sea, and secondly, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fi shing. The progress in the provision of maritime security in regards to both problems is assessed. Finally, a number of concise recommendations for improving maritime security are highlighted.

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“…It has been estimated that Nigeria loses up to US$600 million in export earnings as a result of threats of piracy to its fishing industry. More so, piracy threatens about 50, 000 jobs in Nigeria's fishing industry (Nincic, 2009).…”

Section: Effects Of Piracy In Nigeria's Territorial Watersmentioning

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“…Nigeria accounts for over 60 percent of the total seaborne traffic in the West African sub-region (Nincic, 2009). Consequent upon the warnings that Nigerian waters are dangerous, there has been increase in the shipping costs for merchant vessels calling at Nigerian and Gulf of Guinea ports, as shippers factor higher insurance premiums into their pricing.…”

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Taming the Tide of Maritime Piracy in Nigeria's Territorial Waters

Anele¹

2015

Journal of Navigation and Port Research

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: The rising spate of piracy in Nigeria's territorial waters has become a burden on the economic development of the country. It has adversely affected the exportation of crude oil, which is the mainstay of the country's economy. Pirates target and hijack vessels carrying oil and gas, thus reducing the revenue accruable to the country from selling these resources. Piracy also affects the fishing industry which is another source of revenue to the country. Nigeria, as an import dependent country, relies on the importation of finished goods, and this is seriously affected by piracy. This study briefly examines the root causes of piracy in Nigeria. Further, the study interrogates the effects of piracy, identifies the challenges in the suppression of the crime and proffers suggestions toward suppressing the crime in the country. Against this backdrop, the study argues, among other things, that an expansive definition of piracy is key in the fight against this maritime crime in Nigeria, because the present legal regime is restrictive and limited in scope, thus, it does not reflect the modern piratical acts. More importantly, Nigeria must criminalise piracy in its domestic law in other to police its territorial waters, capture and prosecute pirates in its local courts.

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Maritime piracy in Africa: The humanitarian dimension

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Space-time dynamics of maritime piracy

Space-time dynamics of maritime piracy

Maritime security in West Africa

Taming the Tide of Maritime Piracy in Nigeria's Territorial Waters

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