A DYNAMIC PROCESS TOWARDS MARITIME DOMAIN CONTROL Proposal for West Africa Captain (N) Oumar Baila KANE Chief of Senegalese Navy
MARITIME DOMAINE CONTROL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYNERGY OF ACTION WITH NEIGHBOURS PRESENCE & LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITIES
MAJOR THREATS VS MARITIME CAPABILITIES IN WEST AFRICA Drug and small arms trafic Potential maritime terrorism Illegal migration & human trafic UUI fishing Aging platforms (25 years plus) No training autonomy (rely on foreign training centres) Deficit of land based surveillance system Deficit of regional coordination
WEST AFRICAN MARITIME OPERATIONS COORDINATION CENTER WAMOCC The way forward
INFORMATION SHARING AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION REGIONALLY COMBINED OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENTS ACQUISITION WAMOCC For a West African maritime domain control
WAMOCC Collaborative platforms acquisition programs Common land-based surveillance systems Common training centres Combined naval patrols Regional information sharing Interface for western and african partners
POSITIVE INITIATIVES TO BUILD ON 2007 A.U declaration in Abuja ECOWAS collaborative Security programs MOWCA: MOU integrated Coast Guard
INFORMATION SHARING AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION REGIONALLY COMBINED OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENTS ACQUISITION WAMOCC For a West African maritime domain control