Geopolitics

  • Somalia: not so fast, Kenya

    Kenya and Somalia are currently engaged in maritime dispute. Somalia Refutes Kenya’s Claim That It Is Set to Sign Indian Ocean Security Deal Somalia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed Awad on […]

  • 43rd SHADE meeting held

    Updates on current piracy situation and maritime security overview. CMF and EU NAVFOR welcomes international delegates to 43rd SHADE conference On 20th and 21st November 2018, the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) co-chaired […]

  • New Delta ops for Navy

    Country continues to try to combat maritime crime. Nigerian Navy deploys eight vessels, helicopters for sea exercise The Nigerian Navy in Lagos on Wednesday said it would deploy eight vessels […]

  • IOR intel sharing

    New intel sharing could boost security in region. Nairobi inks Indian Ocean security deal with 6 states By JOHN MUTUA Kenya has signed a deal with six countries that border […]

  • INDOMAPLHI exercises

    Exercise to focus on piracy, Abu Sayyaf Group. Zambo City hosts 4th trilateral security exercise By Teofilo Garcia, Jr The city government was elated that this city is part of […]

  • Pak Navy to ensure marsec

    Force reiterates mission despite leaving CMF. ‘Pak Navy to ensure maritime security, peace in region’ ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi reiterated that Pakistan Navy is […]

  • US Navy heads South

    U.S. Navy ships train with Western Hemisphere partners Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hendricks MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) – In support of U.S. Southern Command’s (USSOUTHCOM) Enduring Promise Initiative, the […]

  • Nigeria’s piracy loss

    Huge scale of loss highlights the issues in region. Maritime piracy: Nigeria loses US$2.74bn in four years Piracy attacks in the Nigerian maritime domain are taking alarming toll on shipping […]

  • CMF in new bust

    Huge total haul for the year beats 2017 figures. HMS Dragon seizes 3 tonnes of drugs from dhow in Indian Ocean HMS Dragon, a Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer, has […]

  • CMF on charcoal smuggling

    lllegal trade funds terror group. CTF152 Hold Counter Charcoal Smuggling Conference The second conference on combatting the illegal smuggling of Somalian charcoal was held at the Combined Maritime Forces headquarters in […]