The Yaoundé Architecture strengthens its pool of YARIS trainers

The Yaoundé Architecture strengthens its pool of YARIS trainers

24 Jan 2024

[Abidjan-ARSTM, 15 December 2023] The Permanent Secretary for State Action at Sea, represented by Colonel AKE Josée Nicole, chaired the closing ceremony of the train of trainers session in the use of YARIS (Yaoundé Architecture Regional Information System), in the...
Equatorial Guinea centres trained at YARIS

Equatorial Guinea centres trained at YARIS

20 Dec 2023

[Malabo, 20 to 24 November 2023] The coordination of maritime safety and security is essential to monitor and combat any illegal activity at sea (suspicious vessels, armed attacks, acts of piracy, pollution, illegal fishing, etc.). In Equatorial Guinea, this is...
Effective cooperation during pirate attacks, thanks to YARIS

Effective cooperation during pirate attacks, thanks to YARIS

25 Apr 2023

In the framework of the fight against maritime insecurity and the response to an event, access to knowledge of the maritime domain is crucial, as well as the sharing of information to prompt the cooperation of the authorities in crisis situations. The YARIS platform...
YARIS and SKYLIGHT join forces to better monitor the sea

YARIS and SKYLIGHT join forces to better monitor the sea

19 Apr 2023

Combating illicit activities at sea is crucial for ensuring a peaceful and sustainable use of marine resources. But how can governments and nongovernmental organisations identify illegal fishing, drug trafficking, bunkering, and other activities among the thousands of...
YARIS: a monitoring tool but also a means for analysis

YARIS: a monitoring tool but also a means for analysis

14 Dec 2022

Permanent surveillance of the seas is a prerequisite for the peaceful and sustainable utilisation of the marine and maritime resources. Such surveillance is a necessary condition for conducting targeted maritime policing operations in cases of suspected illegal or...
Guinea fights illegal fishing thanks to YARIS

Guinea fights illegal fishing thanks to YARIS

30 Aug 2022

An operation to combat illegal fishing was successfully recently carried out by the maritime operations centre (MOC) of the Maritime Prefecture of Guinea, using the YARIS platform. The operation resulted in the boarding and inspection of the offending vessel. The...
Ghana’s maritime stakeholders connect to YARIS

Ghana’s maritime stakeholders connect to YARIS

26 Jul 2022

On 15 July 2022, the Deputy Director General in charge of Operations at the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Mr. Daniel Appianin, congratulated the 28 participants of the 2-week YARIS training held in Accra. He stated that the operational centres will be connected to...
Lessons learnt by the YARIS trainers in Paris

Lessons learnt by the YARIS trainers in Paris

6 Jul 2022

The team of YARIS trainers shared lessons learnt, discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the YARIS platform and agreed on a new learning approach during a workshop in Paris from 20 to 24 June 2022. A look back over a week of dialogue and exchange Training in the...
YARIS in Togo: the Maritime Agencies are connected

YARIS in Togo: the Maritime Agencies are connected

26 May 2022

On May 20th 2022, The Minister-Counselor for the Sea, Mr Stanislas Baba, presided over the closing ceremony of the training on the use of the YARIS platform. After this 15-day training course, co-organised in Lomé by the Maritime Prefecture, the national YARIS network...
The maritime agencies of Guinea are connected to the YARIS platform

The maritime agencies of Guinea are connected to the YARIS platform

18 May 2022

On May 13th 2022, the Minister Delegate in charge of National Defence, retired General Aboubacar Camara, presided over the closing ceremony of the training programme on how to use the YARIS platform (Yaoundé Architecture Regional Information System), in the presence...