In its latest report titled ICC IMB urges continued caution while welcoming lull in crew kidnappings in Gulf of Guinea , the apex maritime body expressed happiness over the situation, saying that it is a welcome development when compared with 40 kidnappings in the same period in The IMB said the efforts of both regional and international Naval officers had also resulted in a reduction in reported incidents. This is a welcome change compared to 40 crew kidnappings in the same period in The body, however, expressed concern that despite the drop in crew kidnapping, the threat to seafarers still remained.
This illustrates that despite a decrease in reported incidents, the threat of Gulf of Guinea piracy and crew kidnappings remains. An Italian Navy warship and its helicopter instantly intervened, saving the crew and enabling the vessel to proceed to a safe port under escort. Adedapo Adesanya is a journalist, polymath, and connoisseur of everything art. When he is not writing, he has his nose buried in one of the many books or articles he has bookmarked or simply listening to good music with a bottle of beer or wine.
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The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the Rwandan genocide. Numerous armed groups have competed with the central authorities for power and control of the potential fortune in this vast nation. With the latest spate of escalation, UNICEF in a statement noted that it is gravely concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in eastern DR Congo.
Amidst the increasingly volatile situation, with fighting moving into Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, families have abandoned displacement camps on the northern and western outskirts of the city and moved to other locations in the centre of town.
