Pirate horizons in the Gulf of Guinea

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All you ever wanted to know about piracy off the coasts of Africa. This thorough and interesting article looks at the trends and changes in pirate strategy and shows how the Somali ‘business’ model is working in the Gulf of Guinea, where pirates are targeting cargoes and ships more effectively. Clamp down on the pirates in one area, and they just crop up in another.