Prospects for achieving maritime security in SADC

2014-04-11

Although the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is far removed from the epicentres of the recent piracy phenomenon in the Gulfs of Aden and Guinea, there are many useful lessons in maritime security from this region that can be shared with the rest of Africa.

African governments and security stakeholders face a number of challenges in governing their maritime domains. SADC comprises states with some of the better capacity for maritime security, so exploring perspectives from South Africa, Mozambique and Mauritius provides important insights into how these challenges are being met. This seminar will consider the challenges and opportunities for effective maritime governance and security in Southern Africa and SADC as well as how piracy and armed robbery at sea along with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is being dealt with.

Chair: Francis Kornegay, Senior Researcher, Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa

Presenters:

• Rear-Admiral Rusty Higgs, Chief of Naval Staff, South African Navy, South Africa
• Prof Joao-Paulo Coelho, Centre for African Studies, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
• Mr. Outam Kumar Guness, Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Police, Chief Staff Officer of the National Coast Guard, Mauritius Police Force