Africa Blue Economy Strategy

Africa Blue Economy Strategy

[Source: African Union-IBAR] The Africa Blue Economy Strategy was developed following the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference that took place in Nairobi, Kenya in 2018. The African leaders at that Conference urged the African Union (AU) to work with relevant...
Worldwide maritime piracy and robbery: report 2019

Worldwide maritime piracy and robbery: report 2019

[Source : MICA Centre] For the first time since its creation in 2016, the Maritime Information Cooperation & Awareness Center (MICA Center) publishes an annual report on worldwide maritime piracy and robbery. This report identifies and describes the incidents...
Nigeria hosts the global maritime security conference

Nigeria hosts the global maritime security conference

The maritime domain of the Gulf of Guinea is of major geostrategic, economic and social importance. The insecurity is still very strong and endangers the economies and societies of the region. With this in mind, the Nigerian authorities have decided to organize a...
The G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea Group met in Brussels

The G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea Group met in Brussels

The G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea Group (FoGG) met on Tuesday, 2 July in Brussels, co-chaired by France and Ghana with the support of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the European Commission. Read the full article published by DGRIS (French...
Maritime safety: President Buhari assents to anti-piracy bill

Maritime safety: President Buhari assents to anti-piracy bill

(NIMASA, 3 July 2019) – President Muhammadu Buhari has given his assent to the Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences Bill, 2019, in an unprecedented move billed to bring a dramatic improvement in security on the country’s territorial waters and...
Senegal Seizes over 750 Kilos of Cocaine Set for Europe

Senegal Seizes over 750 Kilos of Cocaine Set for Europe

Senegal seized 798 kilos of cocaine Sunday on a ship traveling from Brazil, hidden inside 15 cars with final destinations that included Europe, in the latest large drug seizure off the West African coast this year. The cocaine was packed in travel bags in the cars on...
G7++ Group of Friends of the Gulf of Guinea meets in Brussels

G7++ Group of Friends of the Gulf of Guinea meets in Brussels

France and Ghana, with the support of the European Commission and the European External Action Service, are organizing a technical meeting on 2 July in the framework of the G7 ++ Group of Friends of the Gulf of Guinea. Press release Ministry of Army, 27 June 2019 G7++...
“Saiko” : How illegalfishing destroys Ghana’s fisheries

“Saiko” : How illegalfishing destroys Ghana’s fisheries

An EJF report: Along Ghana’s 330 mile coastline, the ocean provides food and income for millions of people. In the last half-century, industrial vessels have flocked to these waters, trawling the sea for fish to export overseas. Now an illegal practice, known locally...