Off the costs of Nigeria (West coast), but predominantly along the North East cost. Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia

In the entire history of piracy, it has been found in India and Asia, North Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and North America. Modern-day piracy is focused on narrow international shipping lanes such as the Gulf of Aden (off Somalia) and the Strait of Malacca (between Singapore and Malaysia).

Yes, piracy is alive and well in our modern time. It is an extreme problem off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden.

Yes. Off the African Coast, particularly Somalia, in fact this area is often under a travel advisory because of active piracy.

So far there is no WW3 . -Somalia is an almost totally lawless country,allowing piracy and slavery to take place. It's just a matter of time before the western nations decide to wipe this out. -But it's NOT WW3.