Interpol has announced that it had seized protected and valuable timber species from nine West Africa countries worth more than $262 million. The timber was seized during the “Operation Log” in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal and Togo. The operation was carried out in West Africa, Central and South America […]
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Denmark to go after pirates in west Africa
The Danish Foreign Ministry has announced a new three-year strategy for combatting piracy that will see its efforts move to the coast of Nigeria for the first time. Denmark on Thursday announced a new strategy for combating piracy and armed robbery on the high seas that will see the nation expand its into the Gulf […]