According to a recent Reuters report, Gambia is currently negotiating deals with private companies to crack down on IUU fishing in the country's territorial waters.
Sub-Saharan Africa
During the research for my PhD thesis, I have often found that maritime issues are not a priority for governments in Africa. While there are
Four cases of illegal fishing have been found during a joint surveillance mission conducted by Greenpeace and Sierra Leone fishery authorities. Two Chinese vessels and
The new Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, John Agyekum Kufuor, has arrived in Ghana. It is currently being moored on top of wells at
My most recent article has been published by the Centre for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC). It discusses European involvement in the provision of maritime security in
Total has started production from the Moho Nord deep offshore project. The field lies around 75 kilometers off Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo. It has a
Everybody who is interested in maritime issues in West Africa should have a look at a new document, published by Risk Intelligence. The Nigeria maritime security
An international agreement that has been instrumental in repressing piracy and armed robbery against ships in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden
BP and the Area 4 concession partners, ENI East Africa (EEA), Galp Energia (Galp), Kogas and Empresa Nactional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), have entered into a sales and
On 15 and 16 September, I attended the first conference of the Greenwich Maritime Centre (GMC) at the University of Greenwich in London. The GMC