Gulf of Guinea Countries and Terrorism Threat

Evidently, the terrorists are expanding beyond landlocked Sahelian countries, as brought out in the WACCE Report.4 Maritime Security threats in the Gulf of Guinea Eighteen countries make up the coastal states of the Gulf of Guinea.5 Gulf of Guinea countries include Africa’s largest oil producing countries like Nigeria and Angola; 1 Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar, “The Threat of Violent Extremism to Coastal. [...] The regional organisations working on the security issues of Gulf of Guinea include the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). [...] 2 “GULF OF GUINEA COUNTRIES AND TERRORISM THREAT” Terrorism in the Gulf of Guinea Over the past decade, the security situation in West Africa has become fragile and complex with the interplay of terrorist groups, ins. [...] For instance, the November 2022 report of the UN Secretary General on ‘Situation of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea and its underlying causes’ assessed the possible linkages of the illegal networks in the Gulf of Guinea and terrorism in West Africa, Central Africa and Sahel.13 It concluded that no empirical evidences could be found to confirm any such linkages. [...] While the threat of terrorism to littoral countries of the Gulf of Guinea is real, especially in recent years where they have been victims of terrorist attacks and activities, the potential for linkages between the piracy groups and terror camps of West Africa, as mentioned in the UN report, exist.