Coastguard

  • Drones for the Delta

    Oil theft and illegal bunkering still prolific. Air Force to deploy drones to secure oil facilities in Niger Delta By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-THE Nigerian Air Force has said it would […]

  • Somalia’s IUU fishing woes

    Resurgence in IUU fishing risks piracy return. Somalia: Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels By Jason Patinkin Each morning, fishermen in the northern Somali port city of Bosaso pull […]

  • Sorting the borders

    Ruling on maritime borders. Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire initiate moves to implement ITLOS ruling Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have initiated processes aimed at implementing the ruling by the Special Chamber […]

  • Nigeria: no armed guards

    The final word on armed guards? Government outlaws private security guards onboard vessels By Sulaimon Salau and Mayowa Fakile Notwithstanding the spate of pirate attacks on its territorial waters, the Federal […]

  • EUNAVFOR, Kenya drills

    Helping Kenya’s blue economy. European Union Operation Atalanta and Kenyan maritime authorities conducting joint exercises Senior Kenyan and European officials are today meeting in Mombasa where the flagship of the […]

  • Praising the IFC

    Centre tracked alleged ‘slave ship’ from Madagascar that Indonesia captured in April Navy intel centre helps keep region’s waters safe Noel Low Indonesia’s seizure of an alleged “slave ship” grabbed […]

  • German boost for MMCC

    New kit for MMCC. German equipment for West African maritime surveillance hub Written by Oscar Nkala The German government has donated maritime surveillance and communications equipment to help operationalise a segment of […]

  • Operation Three Arrows

    Op Three Arrows underway. Multinational exercise in Gulf of Aden aims to further reduce piracy By JASON BEHNKE MANAMA, Bahrain — Operation Three Arrows, a counterpiracy exercise that brought together warships […]

  • Phoenix Express concludes

    Med drills done. Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 concludes Exercise Phoenix Express 2018, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (CNE-CNA/C6F), concluded on 11 May […]

  • PH, Aus in sea drills

    Further anti-piracy drills begin. Philippine, Australian navies hold third series of sea drills Roel Pareño ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Navy and the Royal Australian Navy kicked off Monday […]