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ECOWAS Maritime Security Project Strengthens West Africa
1. An ECOWAS project funded by the EU (28 million euro),
SWAIMS aims to strengthen maritime security by helping the
ECOWAS Commission implement its maritime strategy.
SWAIMS project covers 16 countries: 15 ECOWAS Member
States and Mauritania.
SUPPORT TO WEST AFRICA
INTEGRATED MARITIME SECURITY
2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM
Three (03) key experts: 2 based at the ECOWAS Commission
headquarters in Abuja (including the Team Leader) and 1 based
at the CRESMAO headquarters in Abidjan.
The key experts work with non-key experts recruited for specific
short-term tasks
3. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS(2)
- Assessment of
the capacities and
needs of the
countries
- Organisation of
full-scale exercises
Adoption of an
act to facilitate
the transfer of
pirates
Maritime
Governan-
ce
5. Civil Society
engagement
Focus on youth
and women
empowerment
Regional workshops
Sub-regional and national
workshops
Research with CSOs
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS(3)
10. Photo of authorities at the CRESMAO open day. From the right to the left: Colonel Assoumou (DGAMP Deputy Director General), Lieutenant-Colonel Dean
ALLEN (USA Defence Attaché), Rear Admiral Albara (CRESMAO Head), Dr Dieng (ECOWAS Regional Security Division Head), Mr. Fofana (Permanent Secretary
of SEPCIM-AEM), Barthelémy Blédé (SWAIMS expert), Mrs. Anne-Catherine CLAUDE (EU Delegation) and Colonel Major Yaké Charles representing the Chief of
General Staff of the armies of Côte d'Ivoire. Source: SWAIMS
11. Liaison with
the private
sector &
Alert bulletin
CRESMAO alert bulletin to disseminate
information on maritime safety and security
Training on maritime information
collection, processing and dissemination
Virtual workshops to take stock of
maritime security incidents
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS(4)
14. CONCLUSION
The SWAIMS project contributes to improving
maritime security in West Africa through various
actions related to maritime governance, training,
the engagement of civil society in the fight and
liaison with the private sector.
We hope that the next EU maritime project for the
Gulf of Guinea will remain in the same format, or
even beyond.
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By Barthélémy Blédé,
Email: barthblede@yahoo.com
Cel: +2250778192513