information sharing in west africa

Regional Organizations
International Information-Sharing Centers
International Maritime Bureau (IMB) - Piracy Reporting Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MOWCA
NATO Shipping Centre, Northwood, United Kingdom
Piracy Incident Reporting And informaTion Exchange System (PIRATES), Brussels, Belgium
MTISC-GOG PROPOSED RANGE:
500NM OFF THE COAST
Mali
Cape Verde
Chad
Senegal
The Gambia
ZONE
G
GuineaBissau
Guinea
Burkina Faso
Liberia
INTERPOL - West African Police Information System (WAPIS) - Regional Bureau •
Centre for Information and Communication (CINFOCOM) Planned •
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Maritime Trade Information Sharing Centre - Gulf of Guinea (MTISC-GOG) Planned •
Ghana Maritime Authority -Maritime Hub (VTMIS) Planned •
Regional Training Center (RTC) •
Accra, Ghana
ZONE D - Operational ECCAS zone
• Zone E - Center for Multinational Coordination (CMC)
Cotonou, Benin
Benin
Sierra
Leone
Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (RMRCC) •
Monrovia, Liberia
CRESMAO *
Regional Coordination Centre for
Maritime Security in Western Africa
Location TBD Planned
Niger
Côte
d’Ivoire
Nigeria
• Zone D - Center for Multinational Coordination (CMC)
Togo
Cameroon Naval Base | Douala, Cameroon
Ghana
Central African Republic
Bight of Benin
Cameroon
ZONE
ZONE
E
F
Bight of Bonny
Gulf of Guinea
ZONE
D
Príncipe
Democratic
Republic of the Congo
ZONE
Angola
Security for the Central and West African Maritime Space
Yaoundé, Cameroon Planned
Gabon
São Tomé
Regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (RMRCC) •
Lagos, Nigeria
• Inter-regional Coordination Centre on Maritime Safety and
Equ.
Guinea
B
Congo
GGC
Angola
Cameroon
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Burundi
• CRESMAC
Regional Coordination Centre for
Maritime Security in Central Africa
Point Noire, Republic of Congo Planned
ZONES A & B - Proposed, ECCAS zones (currently non-operational)
ZONES E,F & G - Proposed, ECOWAS zones (currently non-operational)
Signatory Countries of the Code of Conduct
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA - NATIONAL FOCAL POINTS
As stated in the Code of Conduct:
Each Signatory should designate a national focal point to facilitate coordinated, effective, and timely information flow among the
Signatories, consistent with the purpose and scope of this Code of Conduct.
Signatory Countries:
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,
The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo
MTISC-GOG PROPOSED RANGE:
500NM OFF THE COAST
INFORMATION SHARING IN WEST AFRICA
ZONE
A
Angola
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
The Gambia
Togo
ECCAS
ECOWAS
Angola
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
The Gambia
Togo