Overview

Ensuring a safer and secured maritime domain along the Gulf of Guinea has become a great concern for littoral countries bordering this region. Despite the vast deposits of marine resources, the region has become a hotspot for criminal activities at sea including illegal fishing, maritime piracy and armed robbery, drug and human smuggling. The operations of pirates in the region is characterized by high levels of violence and high increased death toll of crew. Indeed, the surge in violent cases have become a cause for concern for states, security analysts and other maritime stakeholders. Certainly, the implications on the cost of sea-based trade cannot be under-estimated as insurers of containers jack up premiums in a region that pursues greater trade relations with the rest of the world through sea-based transport.

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News & Events

September 18, 2023

SYMPOSIUM ON WOMEN IN MARITIME SECURITY

Harnessing Women’s Contribution to the Blue Economy in the Gulf of Guinea-Cotonou- Benin 19 -20 July 2023 The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), in […]
September 18, 2023

SYMPOSIUM ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING IN THE GULF OF GUINEA

15-17 May 2023 The symposium on “Trends and Impact of Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) Fishing in the Gulf of Guinea: Stakeholders Response,” was the first […]