1st meeting of the technical committee for the creation of the Naval Task Force for the Gulf of Guinea

From 24 to 26 August 2022, the first meeting of the technical committee for the creation of the Naval Task Force (NTF) for the Gulf of Guinea was held in Dakar, Senegal.

Sponsored by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), this meeting, which follows the one in Port-Harcourt, was attended by the Interregional Coordination Centre (ICC), the West Africa Regional Maritime Security Centre (CRESMAO), the African Union (AU) and the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC). The representatives of the navies making up the technical committee examined issues relating to the establishment of the Naval Task Force, which will enable better security of the waters of the Gulf of Guinea.