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World Business Report: First broadcast 10/01/2022 01:06 GMT : International shipping firms call for action to combat piracy

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First broadcast 10/01/2022 01:06 GMT : International shipping firms call for action to combat piracy

International shipping firms call for action to combat piracy

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A rise in kidnapping in the Gulf of Guinea prompts calls for an international response

A rise in kidnapping in the Gulf of Guinea prompts calls for an international response.

A rise in kidnappings and ransoms of sailors in the Gulf of Guinea prompts call for an international response to combat sea piracy. Plus we talk inflation with economist Michael Hughes and hear from the BBC's James Copnall in Cameroon as the first matches of the delayed Africa Cup of Nations 2021 kick off. 

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