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COVID-19 restrictions eased sees maritime training restart in Somalia

An important component of the EU NavFor mission in Somalia – person-to-person training – is back following an easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

Indian Military Base in Mauritius: why Africa should worry

Even the notion of an Indian military facility on Mauritius’s Agaléga island deserves regional and AU attention.

Security threats at sea need global response

Despite an overall decrease in maritime traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic, piracy and armed robbery of ships rose by 20 % in the first six months of last year, a senior UN official told the..

SA in “conversation” with Mozambique on Op Copper

Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) heard the South African military, in all probability in the form of the Joint Operations Division, “prompted a conversation” with Mozambique as..

Egypt becomes 34th member nation of the Combined Maritime Forces

Egypt has become the 34th member of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), a multinational coalition committed to countering illicit non-state actors on the high seas and promoting security, stability..

Saudi-led coalition destroys Houthi rigged boats, drones

The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi forces has destroyed two explosive-laden boats that the Iran-aligned group planned to use in an “imminent” attack launched from the Red Sea port of..