On May 31, 2026, a tanker named Tagor was intercepted by the French Navy in the Atlantic. The vessel was linked to Russia's "ghost fleet" (a network of tankers used to circumvent sanctions related to the war in Ukraine). It was sailing under a suspicious or forged flag, which justified the intervention. Éric Topona, journalist with Deutsche Welle (DW) Africa desk in Bonn, Germany, examines "ghost fleets" and the misuse of African flags.