Falling oil prices spark a rise in kidnappings by West African pirates

Half a decade ago, attacks by pirates from Somalia were so common -- and so costly, in lives and money -- that a naval task force with over two dozen vessels from E.U. countries, the United States, China, Russia, India, and Japan banded together to restore order to one of the world's busiest shipping routes. Those cooperative efforts largely succeeded, […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/05/10/falling-oil-prices-spark-a-rise-in-kidnappings-by-west-african-pirates/