Report: Piracy in West Africa outstrips Somalia

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More ships and sailors fell prey to pirates off West Africa last year than off Somalia’s coast, long the lair of pirates, according to a new report that highlights the risk posed by the rise in attacks on vessels in the Gulf of Guinea.

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