GoGIN
The Gulf of Guinea Inter-regional Network
The Exercise component, complementary to the Training component, is designed to support the Yaounde architecture and aims to:
The exercises are part of the legal (text) and judicial (implementation) framework of the countries and prioritize:
Exercises emphasizes teamwork, inter-agency coordination, and cooperation between countries.
Exercises and training are seen as a real investment, as is training, thereby strengthening the operationalisation of the centres.
GoGIN offers a “training / operational exercise” model that:
This module takes place for two weeks, according to the following phases:
The topics covered by these exercises are jointly identified by the centres and the GoGIN team; as an example we can mention:
The participants belong to the administrations and organizations involved in the topics of the exercise, with the aim of developing inter-agency cooperation at national and regional level.
The GoGIN project supports the participation of regional centres in international exercises led by the French Navy (Grand African Nemo and Megalops) and the US Navy (Obangame Express).
An IT tool will be developed in support of training and exercises as well as of human resources management (see TESS page).