The first summit on maritime security in Africa will hold in Togo, Lome in October this year. The summit will be hosted by the Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe against the background of rising cases of banditry, piracy, illegal fishing and dumping of toxic waste in waters in the continent. Joint security measures will be […]
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The first summit on maritime security in Africa will hold in Togo, Lome in October this year.
The summit will be hosted by the Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe against the background of rising cases of banditry, piracy, illegal fishing and dumping of toxic waste in waters in the continent.
Joint security measures will be adopted at the summit to protect the sea from pirates, terrorists and militants in some affected countries.
The Lomé summit on maritime security and development in Africa according to the organisers will take strong and encouraging decisions to restrict the scope of bandits operating with impunity in African waters and indulging in human trafficking through smugglers.
Of 54 African countries, 37 have openings on the sea. The traffic of goods is more than 75 percent between Africa and other continents, with Illegal trade worth hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
The summit will also review tragic cases of movement of Africans by sea in search of better life.
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