Lomé Summit: Towards an African agreement for maritime security
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Monday, June 8, 2015
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LOME, Togo, June 5, 2015/ -- With six months left until the African Union summit dedicated to maritime security begins (http://www.african-union-
The
announced goal is that the Member States of the African Union will
agree on a common framework on the maritime safety of the continent, as
there is currently no text on the issue.
From
November 2nd-7th, 2015, the heads of State of the African Union will
meet in Lomé to discuss cooperation on issues of maritime security as
well as the maritime domain as a factor of economic development for the
continent, which has 38 coastal countries.
The
Togolese Government, through Prime Minister Arthème Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu
and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Robert Dussey,
reiterated its commitment to make this Summit a success and the starting
point of a new reflection on the practical, legal, and financial means
to make the African maritime domain a development tool.
Far
from being purely technical, the Summit will analyze the factors of
maritime insecurity (poverty, maritime piracy,…) but also the benefits
of smooth and secure management of the sea with preservation of its
seabed.
The
conference also marked the launch of the Summit website which will
offer all the information around this major continental event which will
bring together 54 African countries and their partners.
Togo
proposed this initiative with support of the AU’s member states as a
result of the constant increase in maritime traffic, experienced through
Lomé’s port and its associated negative consequences (such as maritime
pollution, piracy, and illegal fishing,..) to engage rapidly a concrete
African reflection of its kind to propose and implement tangible
solutions for the benefit of the entire African population.
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