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Piracy, illegal fishing and armed robbery are some of the main problems threatening the Gulf of Guinea region. Among the topics to be addressed at the International Conference on Maritime Defense and Defense (IMDEC), to be held on July 24 and 25, 2019 in Accra. Ghana. These threats not only disrupt regional stability, but also hinder economic development. It is therefore essential that international and intergovernmental actors continue to rely on common capacities to change this progress.
The Ghanaian navy will welcome more than 10 naval leaders from all over Africa, as well as 250 senior international naval, coastguard and naval police officials, on the occasion of IMDEC (International Maritime Defense Exhibition & Conference), to discuss how to secure the increasingly volatile marine waters of coastal waters in Africa, as well as the stabilization of economic progress and security in the Gulf of Guinea.
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President, will attend the EDI IMDEC ribbon cutting ceremony.
L & # 39; Hon. Dominic Aduna Bingab Nitiwul, Ghana Defense Minister, General Obed Akwa, Chief of the Defense Staff, Ghana Armed Forces, Rear Admiral Seth Amoama, Chief of the Navy Staff Ghanaian Air Force Vice-Marshal Air F Hanson, Chief of the Air Staff, followed by a VIP exhibition tour and an appreciation award will be awarded to VIP participants.
Rear Admiral Seth Amoama, Chief of Staff of the Ghana Navy, will present the keynote address entitled: The Ghanaian Navy: The Past, Present and Future. Followed by a panel discussion entitled: Maritime Forces: Joint Operations and Enhancing Interoperability. The discussion will be moderated by Rear Admiral Peter Kofi Faidoo, former Chief of Naval Staff, Ghana.
Captain Pedro Santana, Coast Guard Commander, Cape Verdean Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Navy, Captain René Nganongo, Chief of Staff of the Congolese navy, and Rear Admiral Momar Diagne, Chief of the Navy Staff The Senegalese navy will discuss the following issues: Integration of transnational operations to enhance maritime security, revision of existing concepts for joint operations to better cope with the evolving challenges of maritime security in the region, as well as ways to best protect the large maritime and coastal environment and ways to create an effective roadmap for coordinating multinational operations to overcome regional security problems.
Khalila Baldwin, IMDEC Conference Director, said, "Our vision is to make IMDEC the first gathering of marine leaders in the Gulf of Guinea. In line with this year's theme, Enhancing Collaboration to Enhance Maritime Safety, we are pleased to welcome shipping agencies from across Africa, Europe, Asia, North and South America , as well as leading suppliers of solutions to collectively improve maritime safety. "
"In addition, we are very pleased to be hosting this event alongside the Ghanaian Navy during its 60th anniversary celebration," said Baldwin.
Commander Oded Breier, Vice President of Marketing, Israel Shipyards Ltd, will deliver a speech on current threats and solutions for maritime and coastal defense. While Admiral James Foggo, commander of the Combined Allied Command in Naples, US Naval Forces in Europe and US Naval Forces in Africa, will discuss prospects for international collaboration. Followed by a session titled: CNS Insights: Highlighting the Achievements and Capabilities of Nigeria's Naval Programs and Their Projections for Advancing Information Sharing and Overcoming Off-Beach Crime, by Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, Head of Naval Staff in Nigeria.
The next panel discussion is entitled: Anti-Piracy Operations in the Gulf of Guinea and is dedicated to the discussion; use a cooperative approach to better understand the methods of offensive and proactive treatment of piracy threats, in addition to methods for developing short and long term capacity building initiatives to better control regional waters, and finally, the importance of identifying the immediate needs of regional navies, coast guards and law enforcement to ensure the security of the seas.
The panel discussion will be moderated by Mr. Kamal-Deen Ali, Executive Director of the Center for Maritime Law and Security in Africa. And he will discuss the topics discussed with the speakers: Captain Kenfack Dongmo Emmanuel, Commander of the surface forces, Vice Admiral of the Cameroonian Navy, Manuel Ferreira de Jesus, Chief of the Navy Operations Directorate, Angolan Navy and of Gambia, and Captain Philip J. Juana, Deputy. Commander of Sierra Leone, Vice Admiral Jorge Novo Palma, Chief of Staff of the Deputy Navy, Portuguese Navy.
Rear Admiral Peter Kofi Faidoo, former Chief of Staff of the Ghana Navy, will lead the next round table on limiting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and how to effectively sanction dedicated entities. , such as Ghana's Fisheries Fraud Unit, with adequate resources to monitor and control IUU fishing, focusing on identifying programs needed to support local fisheries while preventing foreign vessels from fishing for industrial trawling, and reinforcing inter-ministerial efforts to combat IUU fishing
Join Rear Admiral Peter Kofi Faidoo in this discussion: Victor Hamusa Kargbo, Acting Assistant Director of Fisheries, Sierra Leone Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, and Commander EA Kwafo, National Coordinator for Combating Related Fraud fishing in Ghana.
Then, Rear-Admiral Momar Diagne, Chief of Staff of the Senegalese Navy, will unveil the methods used by the Senegalese maritime forces to monitor and patrol the territorial waters and define their commitment to participate in operations against piracy in Senegal. course in the Government.
Rear Admiral Koi Alexis Maomou, chief of staff of the Guinean Navy, will demonstrate Guinea's efforts to protect the country's offshore oil and gas resources, as well as to carry out counter-offensive operations. piracy in the region.
The first day of IMDEC will conclude with a case study entitled: Connectivity of Naval Satellite Networks – by Siddharth Dubey, Division of Defense and Intelligence Systems, Hughes Network Systems. Followed by Rear Admiral Peter Kofi Faidoo, former Chief of the Navy Staff, Closing Ceremony of the Ghana Navy, and Cocktail.
The second day of the IMDEC, July 25th will begin with a roundtable entitled: Interagency Approaches to Securing Critical Infrastructure, to discuss coordination between navies, coast guards, law enforcement and the oil sector, and the United States. the importance of increasing the monitoring of critical infrastructure and national resources through the collaboration of oil and gas companies, emergency responders and law enforcement.
The establishment of targeted task forces such as Operation Ex Toru-Gbown in Nigeria to jointly and forcibly prohibit the theft of crude oil and to combine resources (such as ships, craft rapid interception and trained trained personnel) to better combat activists, are among the topics to highlight. in this discussion.
Moderated by Rear Admiral Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro, former Chief of Staff of the Ghanaian Navy, and will join him. Panellists: Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral of Nigeria Jean-Louis Lozier, Commander, Chief of the Atlantic Ocean and Captain of the French Navy Pedro Santana, Commander of the Coast Guard of Cape Verde and Rear-Admiral Nguessan Kouame, Chief of Staff of the Navy, Ivorian Navy.
The next topic on the agenda for the IMDEC is: Governance and Regulatory Aspects Related to Territorial Water Security, to be debated during the expert discussion: Integrated Marine Strategies. Hosted by Captain Loulla Mabicka Sosthene, Director of CRESMAC. Chief of Staff of the Gabonese Navy.
Rear-Admiral Narciso Fastudo Jr, Deputy Executive Director of the Interregional Coordination Center, Kathleen Quartey Ayensu, Commissioner of the African Union for International Law, and Captain Boniface Konah, Acting Director of CRESMAO, will discuss the issue. African Union and the best strategies to protect and conserve the "Blue" of Africa. Economy ", in addition to ECOWAS and ECCAS, in order to draw a framework for regional collaboration against maritime crimes and, finally, an overview of the update ICC-2019 on the Regional Strategy for Safety and Security in the maritime area of the regions.
After the roundtable, Captain Kossi Mayo, Chief of Staff of the Togolese Navy, will share his thoughts on the efforts of the Togolese Navy to strengthen international collaboration to improve security and regional maritime partnerships.
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Director General of Maritime Administration and Maritime Safety of Nigeria, will give an introductory address on the Collective Maritime Administration and Partnership, explaining the regulation and management increasingly related to shipping, at work maritime and coastal waters, as well as the importance of strengthening maritime infrastructure. administrations across Africa in cooperative frameworks, in addition to benchmarking existing partnerships between maritime forces and governing bodies to emphasize the need for collaboration.
Captain Loulla Mabicka Sosthene, Chief of Staff of the Gabonese Navy, will explain how to set up Maritime Operations Centers (MOCs) to promote effective, economical and cooperative maritime safety strategies. . In addition to more information from; Rear-Admiral Nguessan Kouame, Chief of Staff of the Navy, Ivorian Navy, and Rear Admiral Silvio Vratogna, of the Italian Navy. Follow-up of closing remarks
Lieutenant General Obed Boamah Akwa, Chief of the Defense Staff, Ghana Armed Forces.
About the international navy Defense Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC):
As part of the 60-year anniversary celebrations, which will last one month, the IMDEC will showcase the exclusive milestones of the Ghanaian navy's achievements, as well as its future achievements in the maritime sector under the theme "Celebrating 60 years of life." Naval Excellence: Securing the Maritime Domain for National Development "IMDEC is an international event and exhibition aimed at securing the increasingly unstable maritime and coastal waters of West Africa, particularly the Gulf of Guinea, where 20 captains, commodores, rear admirals, vice-admirals and admirals of South Africa, all the Gulf of Genius, Senegal, Kenya, China, France and Portugal sail many crucial topics such as the fight against illegal bunkering, piracy, unregulated and unregulated fishing, smuggling, trafficking in human beings and drug trafficking, illegal bunkering, and illegal ol crude oil in the waters of the region cooperation to jointly prohibit threats around the Gulf of Guinea, governance and regulatory aspects, including compliance with ISPS codes, stabilization of economic growth on the coasts and seas of the region.
On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, the Ghana Air Force will organize an exclusive visit of the delegates to the Sekondi Naval Base, where delegates will be flown. An exclusive visit of the Sekondi naval base will take place. The visit will consist of a deep walk through the shipyard and naval base, as well as a private visit at sea to further expose the advanced capabilities of Ghana's naval fleet.
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