News Guinea Commerce: Gulf of Guinea Piracy Targeted at Ghana Maritime Conference
The Gulf of Guinea remains a hot spot for piracy, accounting for the vast majority of sea-going hostage seizures and kidnappings globally, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). Earlier this month, 10 Turkish sailors were seized by pirates off the coast of Nigeria and reportedly are being held for ransom. This week, maritime experts and naval officers from across the Gulf of Guinea and elsewhere are gathered in Ghana's capital, Accra, seeking ways to improve marine defense and fight piracy. While piracy remains a serious problem, with 21 incidents reported this year, that is an
News Guinea Commerce: US Navy in Ghana to Collaborate on Securing Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea is a hot spot for illegal activities, which affect global trade and security. This week a conference in Ghana’s capital, Accra, seeks solutions to overcome issues that plague the region.
News Guinea Commerce: France-Ghana political consultations underway
Regional issues such as ECOWAS priorities and perspectives; African Union matters, maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea; security on the sub region ... The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...
News Guinea Commerce: Papua New Guinea prime minister quits
(Reuters) Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill announced his resignation ... "It'll only be a formality," defecting Commerce Minister Wera Mori said, referring to what he said would be ...
News Guinea Commerce: New PNG PM flags foreign policy shift from 'traditional partners' to SE Asian neighbours
Papua New Guinea's foreign policy will now focus on South-East Asia ... “Foreign relations isn’t about politics any more, it’s about trade and commerce, and so I intend to look at Indonesia in a ...
News Guinea Commerce: BNP Paribas Weighs Selling Stakes in West African Businesses
The company may dispose of its holdings in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Mali, its Conakry-based unit, Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et L’Industrie de la Guinee, said in a statement posted on the website of Guineenews.org, a news service. While BNP doesn’t intend to withdraw from the continent,
News Guinea Commerce: Piracy Retreating in Q1 2019
The International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB ... dealing with piracy incidents,” said IMB Director Pottengal Mukundan. The Gulf of Guinea represented a high number of ...
News Guinea Commerce: President Sisi’s visit to West Africa region and the US
President El-Sisi arrived in Guinea at the start of an overseas tour that will take ... Sisi attended also a working dinner hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in his honor at the chamber's ...
News Guinea Commerce: Social media users warned
The appeal was made yesterday amid growing fears of kidnappings in the suburbs and in urban centres of Papua New Guinea, spread by keyboard warriors who were “feeding false information” and causing ...
News Guinea Commerce: Authorities Vow Probe as Ivory Coast Destroys ‘Unfit’ Myanmar Rice Shipment
Guinea and Togo due to quality issues. Within hours of the report appearing, the destroyed rice issue had become the talk of the town in Myanmar. U Khin Maung Lwin, assistant permanent secretary of ...
