CMR Newsletter #6 May-July 2021: GoGIN

GoGIN pursuing the deployment of YARIS The GoGIN team pursue the deployment of the YARIS system, in close collaboration with the centres of the Yaoundé Architecture. In the last three monts, different trainer teams travelled to 11 countries in the region and trained more than 280 maritime specialists in the use of YARIS.  All the…

CMR Newsletter #6 May-July 2021: CRIMSON

CRIMSON conducting End of Term Evaluation of GoGIN In May 2021, following consultations with DG INTPA and FPI, CRIMSON launched an End of Term Evaluation of the GoGIN project. The assignment included a number of missions in the field, the first organised by CRIMSON from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts travelled to Cameroon,…

CMR Newsletter #6 May-July 2021: CRIMARIO

CRIMARIO continues its activities CRIMARIO continues to support the development of partnerships in perfect synergy with the EU’s future Indo-Pacific strategy. The project completed its Inception Phase in May 2021 after submitting its report to the European Commission. Since COVID-19 prevented an official launch of the project in the region, the Team commenced a regional…

CMR Newsletter #6 May-July 2021: WeCAPS

Fireman crew leaders training at the Autonomous Port of Abidjan Within the framework of the WeCAPS project, the first training sessions for firefighters at the Autonomous Port of Abidjan (PAA) were held in May and June 2021. These sessions were provided for 40 firemen who had previously received training from the military fire department group…

GOG-MCF/SHADE: a new forum to galvanise efforts against maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea

On 14 July 2021, the first plenary of “The Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum and Shared Awareness and De-confliction” (GoG-MCF/SHADE) took place online, organised by Nigeria and the Interregional Coordination Centre (ICC). The meeting benefitted from the participation of IMO, regional and international navies, the international shipping industry, and other maritime stakeholders in the…