At the forthcoming AFSEC conference in Casablanca in May (30-31), we will be sharing pan-African Maritime case studies looking at securing the seas. The lessons of both East and West Africa will…
Category: Maritime Security
L’Union Africaine adopte la Charte de Lomé: un sommet en trompe l’œil?
Silué N’Tchabétien Oumar – Le samedi 15 octobre 2016, à Lomé au Togo, s’est tenu le sommet extraordinaire des chefs d’État de l’Union africaine (UA) sur la sûreté et la…
Piracy-studies.org – The research portal for the study of contemporary piracy and maritime security
The forthcoming African Union extraordinary summit on maritime security and development makes it opportune for WAPSN to present this excellent resource for those researching piracy and more generally maritime security.…
Countdown to the AU Summit on maritime security and development in Lomé
The aim of the Lomé Conference is to make maritime space the key driver of Africa’s economic and social development. The Heads of State and Government of the 54 countries…
ISS West Africa Report. Togo’s maritime challenges: why security remains a major issue
August 2016 Report prepared by Bathélémy Blédé and André Diouf, ISS Dakar. With the African Union’s Extraordinary Summit on Maritime Security, Safety and Development scheduled to be held in Lomé…
Call for papers: TOFS Oil, Finance and Shipping Symposium.
The University of Greenwich is holding a symposium on the developments and interlinkages within the oil, finance and shipping industries with particular emphasis upon security issues and current trends in…
Cap sur la Charte de Lomé: l’ONU se penche sur la sécurité maritime dans le Golf de Guinée
Le Conseil de sécurité a organisé le 25 avril dernier un débat de haut niveau consacré à la piraterie et vols à main armée en mer dans le Golfe de Guinée. Un…
Maritime Security and the Blue Economy: Understanding the Link
By Dr. Christian Bueger, Cardiff University. If the 21st century is a maritime century, better international cooperation and global ocean governance will be the key. The need for better ocean governance…
Will a private maritime security model work in the Gulf of Guinea?
By Peter Cook, director of SAMI. The use of Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSC) and their Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) in the High Risk Area (HRA) of the…
Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea debated in Portsmouth
Professor Tony Chafer, Director of the University of Portsmouth, Centre for European and International Studies Research, welcomed guests to the inaugural maritime security conference organised as part of the West Africa…