Blue economy
Seizure of Weapon Shipment and Arrest of Weapon Smugglers with the help of IORIS
The Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) has recently achieved a significant milestone by successfully intercepting a shipment of weapons and apprehending four weapon smugglers. This operation was made possible through credible intelligence received at the PMPF...
Maritime Security: EU to become an observer of the Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment
The EU will soon become a ‘Friend’ (i.e., observer) of the Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment, a regional cooperation framework to tackle piracy, armed robbery, human trafficking and other illegal maritime activities in the North-Western Indian Ocean, including...
BALINN24: working together to enhance regional coordination and information sharing for safer and more secure seas
Between the 22 and the 25 of April, 22 agencies from 9 countries (Comoros, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius Mozambique, Reunion, Seychelles, Tanzania), including two Regional Centres (Regional Centres: RCOC Regional Coordination Operation Centre, RMIFC (Regional...
CRIMARIO for the Maritime Industry
Familiarising the maritime industry with CRIMARIO and its tools is paving the way towards establishing IORIS as a tool for security, safety and port operations for the maritime community. In this vein, CRIMARIO participated throughout the year in various meetings and...
Boost for blue economy as President Kenyatta commissions Bandari Maritime Academy
Nairobi, 8 July 2019 – Kenya’s efforts to position the blue economy sector as a key driver of the country’s transformation today received a major boost with the commissioning of the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa County. President Kenyatta led...Mozambique and Seychelles Discuss Cooperation
Maputo 21 May 2019 — The governments of Mozambique and the Seychelles on Monday signed agreements on aviation, security and public order and general cooperation. The agreements were signed in Maputo as part of a state visit by Seychelles President Danny Faure, who...
Maritime domain awareness at blue economy conference
During the Blue Economy conference held in Nairobi on 26-28 November 2018, the two EU projects implemented by Expertise France, GoGIN and CRIMARIO, successfully organized a side-event on maritime domain awareness (MDA), gathering a hundred delegates from 20 countries...
Join the side-event: create MDA for enhancing the blue economy
EU CRIMARIO and EU GoGIN projects organise a side-event during the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference held in Nairobi. Scheduled on Wednesday 28 November 11:30 to 13:00 at Lenana Hall, KICC, the side-event will cover “Create MDA (Maritime Domain Awareness) for...
The first Blue Economy Conference
Kenya and its co-hosts Canada and Japan are inviting the world to Nairobi for the first global conference on the sustainable blue economy. Over 4,000 participants from around the world will meet from November 26 to 28, 2018 at the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference...
EU commitments during Our Ocean 2018
Our Ocean 2018 conference took place in Bali on 29-30 October. Our Ocean Conference is focused on generating commitments and taking actions to maintain the sustainability of our oceans. Since 2014, Our Ocean Conference has successfully generated commitments totaling...
Blue Economy In Africa: Initiatives, Prospects And Issues
Harnessing the oceans’ resources in a sustainable manner is the ‘new frontier of the African renaissance’ according to the African Union (AU). This ‘blue growth’ will only be achieved if ocean’s health and security at sea are won back. The AU has designed an ambitious...