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World Service,10 Jan 2022,23 mins

International shipping firms call for action to combat piracy

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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. Photo: A Danish warship sets sail Credit: Reuters

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