Pirates Moving in to West Africa

Pirates are expanding their activities into West Africa, according to a United Nations report released Saturday. Previously, most pirate activity occurred around the Horn of Africa, and especially Somalia on the continent’s east coast.In particular, pirates now have taken control over coastal areas in Benin, the small nation that borders Nigeria and Togo, according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime.The executive director of the organization, Yury Fedotov, noted that

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