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Pirates kidnap 24 in gunfight off Togo coast.

Togo pirates release hijacked ship with Russian crew: owner.

Benin, Ghana, Togo discuss west Africa's surge in piracy.

Eight Pirates Arrested After Tanker Hijacking off Togo.

Indian sailors detained for five months released in Togo.

African leaders will meet later this year in Togo to discuss drawing up a continental charter against maritime piracy, the country's authorities have announced. Foreign minister Robert DUSSEY said on Tuesday night that heads of state and government from the African Union would be in the capital Lome in November to discuss the problem. "The Lome summit aims at defining a common strategy against maritime insecurity in Africa," DUSSEY told reporters.

Pirates Kidnap 20 Indian Seafarers From Tanker Vessel Off Togo.

Pirates Release Kidnapped Tanker Crew Off Togo.

Up to a thousand ships flagged to the Cook Islands, Palau, Sierra Leone, and Togo will be targeted for safety, maintenance and seafarer welfare inspections across the Mediterranean Sea in the coming eight weeks by an army of inspectors from the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), seafarers' unions and port authorities.

Togolese Navy Intervenes Against Pirates' Attack.

Togolese Navy Intervenes Against Pirates' Attack.