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Dryad Global announces appointment of non-executive director

Dryad Global has announced the appointment of Teresa Peacock as its first non-executive director. "I am incredibly excited to be joining the Dryad Global team in this role, bringing my passion and..
January 26, 2021

Yacht Owners call for Trinidad & Tobago to Reopen Borders

Trinidad & Tobago's Government will look at the proposals made by the Yacht Services Association of Trinidad & Tobago for a safe reopening of the industry. Last week, YSATT appealed to government to..
January 24, 2021

Eastern Sabah Security Zone curfew extended

TAWAU: The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone), which ended on the 16th December IS now extended to Dec 31.
December 17, 2020

West Africa - MARSEC Warning

Source: Reported to MDAT-GoG by RELIABLE SOURCES
December 17, 2020

China's Expanding Economic Influence in Africa: Risk vs. Reward

The debate on Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investments in Africa has always teetered between the risks of a “debt trap” and the benefits of industrialisation.
December 11, 2020

Could the fastest-growing jihadist insurgency tear Burkina Faso apart?

As Britain deploys troops to neighbouring Mali, Burkina Faso is descending deeper into chaos.
December 10, 2020

45 years on, will there be Portuguese troops in Cabo Delgado?

Some in Portugal want to prove a point by sending soldiers back its former colony. On 1 January 2021, Portugal will assume the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, and some in..
December 09, 2020

Russia’s Port Sudan Naval Base: A Power Play on the Red Sea

Russia is planning to expand its naval power projection on the Red Sea. In November, Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved a draft agreement to establish a naval base in Port Sudan, on..
December 08, 2020

LNA Detain vessel offshore Derna

Libyan National Army forces have detained MV MABROOKA (IMO 9328613) offshore of Derna.
December 08, 2020

The long term impact of the Tigray conflict on Ethiopia

Concerns are mounting for the welfare of tens of thousands of people who have fled fighting in the northern Ethiopian province of Tigray into neighbouring Sudan.
December 08, 2020