Introduction
　Background Study
　The Historical Event Analysis Approach
　The Concept of Maritime Security/Insecurity
Historical Experiences of Security/Insecurity in the GoG Maritime Zone
　Early Europeans and the Internationalization of the GoG
　Slave Trade and Humanitarian Insecurity in the GoG
　Legitimate Trade, European Scramble and Colonialism from the GoG
　Implications
　Resistance to Colonialism to Secure the GoG for Africans
　The GoG from the Two Great Wars to Post- Colonial Africa
Beyond the Past: “New” Stakes and Threats
　Piracy, Oil Theft and Unlawful Activities
　Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
　Pollution
　Sociopolitical and Economic Instability
Conclusion
Biographical Statement

 

 

 

colonialism

Gulf of Guinea (GoG)

internationalization,

legitimate trade

maritime security/insecurity

resistance

slave trade