West Africa
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Monitoring Ghana’s Coast
In an effort to counter piracy and armed robbery at sea, Ghana is in the process of setting up a vessel traffic management and information system to provide electronic monitoring of […]
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Cause for Concern
Ghana’s oil industry is highly concerned over pirate activities in the Gulf of Guinea and the increasing threat of terrorism in neighbouring Nigeria. Ghana’s Oil and Pirate Activities in the […]
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Shipping Hazard
Nigerian Government officials say they don’t know how many abandoned ships choke Nigeria’s waterways, but they cause tremendous environmental and navigational hazards. Ships litter Nigerian coast Beached vessels become hazards. […]
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Saharan Express Ends
Eleven nations have spent a week collaborating on the improvement of maritime security in West Africa’s coastal waters and practising maritime interdiction operations. Exercise Saharan Express 2012 concludes The second […]
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Security Alert
A maritime security alert has been issued for the Gulf of Guinea following the hijacking off the coast of Togo of the products tanker Rhine. Maritime Security Alert Issued for […]
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Fast Craft
The Nigerian Army has taken delivery of eight K-38 catamaran assault craft and eight refurbished Fast Attack Craft in an effort to bolster security on its waterways. Nigeria’s Delta region […]
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Piracy increasing in West Africa
One hundred and two incidents of piracy and armed robbery have been reported for the first quarter of 2012, with dangerously increasing numbers in West African waters, according to figures […]
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Saharan Express 2012
Ten ships from 12 host nations kicked-off Saharan Express 2012, a multinational exercise in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS), at the pre-sail conference in Dakar. Maritime Security a Team […]
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Investment Plea
During a maritime security conference in Cape Town, South Africa’s Navy chief, Vice-Admiral Johannes Mudimu, called on African countries to invest more in protecting their seas from piracy. Plea to […]
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International Standards
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has commended the Federal Government for repositioning the nation’s maritime industry to meet international standards. Ghana Ports chief praises Fed Govt’s reforms By Oluwakemi […]
