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ECOWAS urges cooperation to end illegal fishing

West African officials say that the scourge of illegal fishing can only be addressed with a regionally united front.
February 10, 2022

NIMASA allege sabotage of territorial water by other GoG member states

Nigeria seeks $1.4m to bring in security ship donated by South Korea to fight piracy amidst claims of continuous sabotage of Nigeria by member states in the Gulf of Guinea.
February 09, 2022

Increased Threat of Piracy

MDAT-GOG has been made aware that there is an increased threat of piracy activity in the following area. Cancel this Warning on the 10th February at 0600 UTC.
February 08, 2022

Lebanon Pressures Israel to Demarcate Maritime Borders

In anticipation of US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein’s expected visit to Lebanon next week to discuss maritime border demarcation, Lebanon sent a letter to the UN “to shift negotiations on..
February 08, 2022

Weekly Maritime Security Threat Assessment 7th Feb 2022

Access the latest Triton Scout Maritime Security Threat Assessment for the week commencing Monday 7th February 2022.
February 07, 2022
5 Min Read

US to send destroyer, fighter jets to UAE amid Houthi attacks

The Yemen-based rebel group has claimed three missile and drone attacks on the UAE since January 17.
February 07, 2022

METIS INSIGHTS What can be learned from the IUU Fishing-Piracy Nexus?

From Fishermen to Pirates – What can be learned from the IUU Fishing-Piracy Nexus? Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is an overarching term which refers to a combination of illicit..
February 04, 2022
6 Min Read

IRAN’S PATTERN OF PENETRATION IN LATIN AMERICA

When two Iranian warships steamed around the southern tip of Africa in early June 2021, in a possible voyage to Venezuela, alarm bells rang throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. What once..
February 04, 2022

Africa at the Mercy of Private Security Companies

With slim pickings in the Middle East after a Western withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, Africa is the new feeding ground for private military and security companies (PMSC). And despite the..
February 03, 2022
11 Min Read

ISIS Expansion in Mozambique Increases Terrorist Group’s Threat

Large-scale terrorist attacks similar to those perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001, have since declined, leading perhaps to a sense of complacency among Western countries that..
February 02, 2022