Maritime Security

Piracy, armed robbery at sea, naval and coast guard operations, and interventions across the Gulf of Guinea.

Maritime Security Interventions in the Gulf of Guinea: Mapping the Role of External Actors

Lt. Cdr. Kwabena Owusu, Dr. Ama Serwaa Boateng

This article maps the range of external naval and institutional interventions in Gulf of Guinea maritime security since 2015, from bilateral ship visits to multinational exercises and capacity-building programmes. It argues that interventions are most effective, and most durable, when they are built around existing regional architectures such as the Yaoundé Code of Conduct rather than run in parallel to them.

Research ArticleMaritime Security

Information Sharing Architectures and the Yaoundé Code of Conduct: Progress and Gaps

Cdr. Patricia Nyarko, Capt. Ibrahim Diallo

This article assesses progress in maritime information-sharing across Gulf of Guinea states under the Yaoundé Architecture, identifying which regional centres are receiving consistent reporting and where gaps remain, and offers recommendations for closing them.

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