{"id":10254,"date":"2023-01-23T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T15:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=10254"},"modified":"2023-01-23T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T15:34:42","slug":"exercise-obangame-express-2023-kicks-off-in-lagos-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/exercise-obangame-express-2023-kicks-off-in-lagos-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Obangame Express 2023 kicks off in Lagos, Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10255\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230123-N-DK722-2003-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10255 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230123-N-DK722-2003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230123-N-DK722-2003-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230123-N-DK722-2003-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230123-N-DK722-2003-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230123-N-DK722-2003-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230123-N-DK722-2003-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/230123-N-DK722-2003-2048x1462.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Gambian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Farra Jobe, a liaison officer, poses for a photo in the Naval Dockyard in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 23, 2023. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation, and increase maritime safety and security among participating nations in the Gulf of Guinea and Southern Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st class Cameron C. Edy)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"dateline-text\">LAGOS, Nigeria\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Obangame Express (OE23), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, kicked off its 12th year with 32 participating nations, Jan. 23, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The exercise, hosted in Lagos, Nigeria, will feature both in-port and at-sea training scenarios including maritime operations center familiarization and exchanges on medical care, search and rescue operations, and boarding techniques.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Illicit maritime activity threatens regional development efforts, weakens state security, and robs our African partners of the precious resources upon which they rely for economic growth and effective governance,&#8221; said Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa. &#8220;Exercise Obangame Express is an important opportunity to improve our collective capabilities, build trust between our nations, and promote stability in a vitally important part of the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">OE23, one of three NAVAF-facilitated regional exercises, provides collaborative opportunities for African and U.S. forces, and international partners to address shared transnational maritime concerns. NAVAF\u2019s ongoing maritime security cooperation with African partners focuses on overcoming the challenges of maritime safety and security in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The exercise is an opportunity for like-minded partners to work together to develop African-led solutions to shared transnational challenges and promote global security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nigeria, OE23&#8217;s host, is an important partner of the United States in promoting a peaceful, well-policed Gulf of Guinea. Nigeria also maintains the largest navy in the Gulf of Guinea region and is critical to security and stability in Africa.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cObangame Express 2023 reflects the United States\u2019 continued dedication to our partners in the Gulf of Guinea as they strive to secure their people, their economies, and their resources.\u00a0 We are delighted that Nigeria is hosting this military exercise, as we firmly believe that maritime security in Nigeria and its neighbors will lead to greater prosperity for the region as a whole,\u201d said Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0The exercise takes place across five zones in the southern Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Guinea \u2013 stretching from the West African island of Cabo Verde to the Central African shores of Angola, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECWAS) and Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 32 nations participating in OE23 include Angola, Benin, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Canada, Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Italy, Liberia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Congo, Sao Tome &amp; Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Togo, and the United States. Also participating will be the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.S. shares a common interest with African partner nations in ensuring security, safety, and freedom of navigation on the waters surrounding the continent, because these waters are critical for Africa\u2019s prosperity and access to global markets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more than 80 years, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) has forged strategic relationships with allies and partners, leveraging a foundation of shared values to preserve security and stability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Headquartered in Naples, Italy, NAVEUR-NAVAF operates U.S. naval forces in the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) areas of responsibility. U.S. Sixth Fleet is permanently assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF, and employs maritime forces through the full spectrum of joint and naval operations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; LAGOS, Nigeria\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0Obangame Express (OE23), the largest multinational maritime exercise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,1667,1378,1923,442,1327],"tags":[1493,1918,408,2475,296,31,1485,1297,1377,2008,489,1326,1853,45],"class_list":["post-10254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","category-defence","category-maritime-security","category-navy","category-news-en","category-nigeria-en","tag-africa-en","tag-african-navy","tag-defence","tag-exercise-obangame-express-23","tag-gulf-of-guinea","tag-maritimafrica","tag-maritime-in-africa","tag-maritime-industry-en","tag-maritime-security-en","tag-naval-forces-europe-and-africa-navaf","tag-navy","tag-nigeria-en","tag-obangame-express","tag-shipping-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Exercise Obangame Express 2023 kicks off in Lagos, Nigeria - Maritimafrica<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/exercise-obangame-express-2023-kicks-off-in-lagos-nigeria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Exercise Obangame Express 2023 kicks off in Lagos, Nigeria - Maritimafrica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; 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