{"id":13531,"date":"2024-05-10T11:16:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T10:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=13531"},"modified":"2024-05-13T11:20:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T10:20:08","slug":"obangame-express-2024-united-for-maritime-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/obangame-express-2024-united-for-maritime-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Obangame Express 2024: United for Maritime Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Obangame-Express-4-1140x684-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13532 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Obangame-Express-4-1140x684-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Obangame-Express-4-1140x684-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Obangame-Express-4-1140x684-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Obangame-Express-4-1140x684-1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Obangame-Express-4-1140x684-1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 13th edition of the Obangame Express military exercise began May 6 , 2024 and is hosted this year by Gabon. This crucial multinational maritime exercise brings together over 4,500 sailors and maritime law experts from across Africa, Europe, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year\u2019s activities include maritime interdiction operations to combat illegal fishing and search and rescue simulations\u2014designed to build trust and security across our shared Atlantic waters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We applaud Gabon\u2019s commitment to stability and cooperation in the region and to working with partners to deter malign actors at sea. As the US Ambassador said in her opening remarks, \u201cGabon\u2019s unwavering commitment is key to addressing the diverse challenges we face together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here\u2019s to a challenging, productive, and safe Obangame Express! Let\u2019s celebrate our collective efforts to create a safer maritime environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. Embassy in Gabon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 13th edition of the Obangame Express military exercise began<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13532,"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":[40,1659,1378,442],"tags":[1493,619,31,32,1485,1297,1377,1853,45],"class_list":["post-13531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","category-gabon-en","category-maritime-security","category-news-en","tag-africa-en","tag-gabon","tag-maritimafrica","tag-maritime","tag-maritime-in-africa","tag-maritime-industry-en","tag-maritime-security-en","tag-obangame-express","tag-shipping-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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