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Tag: Gulf of Guinea
Illegal fishing major maritime threat in Gulf of Guinea, costing West Africa $26bn
The West African sub-region annually loses $26 billion to illegal fishing and illicit trade in marine resources, a senior Ghanian official has warned, echoing a ... Read More
EU planning new military-civilian operation mission in West Africa — report
Despite setbacks from military coups in Mali and Niger, the European Union is planning to launch a new military-civilian mission in Africa in the fall, ... Read More
China flexes its naval muscles in Gulf of Guinea during 5-day Nigeria visit
A naval fleet of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA-N) arrived for a five-day visit in Nigeria on Sunday (2 July) for a rare visit by ... Read More
Five dead in landslide in Côte d’Ivoire
Five people were killed Sunday in a landslide in the popular Commune of Yopougon of the Ivorian economic capital Abidjan washed by heavy rains. “On ... Read More
Gulf of Guinea coastal states talk military cooperation in face of Sahel jihadi violence
Leaders of Rwanda and Benin have met over the weekend to discuss ways of containing a potential spillover from an Islamist militant insurgency that has ... Read More
Gulf of Guinea countries band together to stop illegal Chinese fishing
Gulf of Guinea nations have banded together earlier this year to crack down on illegal fishing, which environmental groups blame on Chinese boats that are ... Read More
Stabilizing Sahel: Paris to announce official end of anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane
French President Emmanuel Macron will officially announce on Wednesday (9 November) the end of the anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, but this will have ... Read More
AU: Peace & Security Council backs Rabat’s African Atlantic Process
The African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) encourages the African Atlantic Process initiated in Rabat to consolidate an African framework for cooperation on maritime ... Read More
Abducted Moroccan Sailor Reportedly Freed by Nigerian Kidnappers
Moroccan officer of the merchant navy, Ahmed Janane, who had been Kidnapped last July 31 by Nigerian pirates in the Gulf of Guinea after an ... Read More