Over three busy and productive days, convention attendees mentioned a wide selection of challenges and alternatives within the maritime area. They discovered frequent floor to extend collaboration and mutual understanding with a view to sort out maritime threats not solely within the Gulf of Guinea, however all through the African continent.
The mixed occasion kicked off with a gap ceremony involving Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo and leaders of the three host instructions, Rear Admiral Issah Adam Yakubu, Chief of the Naval Workers of the Ghana Navy, Adm. Stuart Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF), and Maj. Gen. Robert Sofge, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa (MARFORAF). On the opening ceremony, audio system emphasised the significance of collaboration in a dynamic geopolitical setting, whereas underscoring the criticality of African nations persevering with to work collectively to make sure maritime safety.
This spirit of African-led prosperity and long-term stability drove discussions and displays all through the convention. Particular panels for the mixed occasion included Methods for Cooperation and Fashions for Mixed Operations, The Spectrum of Maritime Motion: At Sea and Within the Littorals, Assessing Maritime Safety Interventions, and Countering and Prosecuting Illicit Maritime Exercise (From Piracy to IUUF), with representatives from dozens of countries offering their perception, experience, and suggestions for areas of future progress and growth.
These panels, and the myriad of bilateral and multilateral discussions on the sidelines of the mixed occasion, emphasize the significance of bilateral and multilateral relations within the area. Co-hosts of AMFS/NILS-A 2024, Ghana and america proceed to strengthen and evolve their maritime cooperation, as evidenced by Ghana internet hosting USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) for 2 port visits to Tema, Hershel “Woody” Williams’ participation within the Ghanaian train Sea Lion, and Ghana’s important function within the upcoming NAVAF-facilitated train Obangame Specific 2024, which follows intently behind AMFS/NILS-A.
The 41 nations who participated within the mixed AMFS/NILS-A occasion included Angola, Benin, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Canada, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Italy, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Republic of Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Spain, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States.
For over 80 years, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) has cast strategic relationships with allies and companions, leveraging a basis of shared values to protect safety and stability.
Headquartered in Naples, Italy, NAVEUR-NAVAF operates U.S. naval forces within the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) areas of duty. U.S. Sixth Fleet is completely assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF, and employs maritime forces by means of the total spectrum of joint and naval operations.
For extra info on AMFS/NILS-A, please go to https://www.c6f.navy.mil/, https://www.marforeur.marines.mil/Unit-House/AMFS-NILSA/, https://navyonline.mil.gh/, or https://www.dvidshub.internet/function/AMFSNILSA2024.
