On 1 March 2024, Cape Verde hosted a high-level Monitoring Mission and National Steering Committee Meeting, underscoring its commitment to strengthening the GIFP through the COLIBRI project. The event included bilateral meetings with key national entities, highlighting a coordinated effort to enhance general aviation (GA) security. The Director General of Cape Verdean Customs expressed robust…
The 4th General Aviation Working Group meeting took place on February 7, 2024, and played a pivotal role in advancing collaboration among practitioners from around the world working to disrupt the illicit use of general aviation (GA). The working group focused on profiling methodologies, capabilities and techniques as well as identifying appropriate channels for intelligence…
On 16 November 2023, COLIBRI hosted its Steering Committee at the World Customs Organization (WCO) headquarters in Brussels and online to discuss and outline the roadmap for the project’s second phase. As part of the GIFP, COLIBRI II will aim to enable law enforcement agencies and criminal justice institutions with enhanced capacities for conducting regular…
The 5th Expert Coordination Meeting of the COLIBRI Project took place from 6th to 10th November 2023, at the World Customs Organization (WCO) headquarters in Brussels. The event marked the launch of the project’s second phase, focusing on Monitoring and Controlling General Aviation (GA) in countries along illicit trafficking routes. Attended by 30 experts from…
The COLIBRI Working Group on General Aviation was established to serve as an information sharing event to facilitate interaction among practitioners, discuss the GA threat and identify common areas of interest. The meetings are also meant to facilitate exchange of best practices between specialists on GA and increase joint operational work. After a successful inauguration…
From 14 to 18 November 2022, COLIBRI organised the fifth regional training on the Geoportal’s use in Abuja, Nigeria for participants from Nigeria, Ghana, and The Gambia. 34 officers from Customs, Police, Antinarcotics, Civil aviation, and Air Force administrations participated in this train-the-trainers course. Participants were able to upload data using the mobile APP based…
From 3 to 7 October 2022, GIFP component COLIBRI organised an in-person training on monitoring and controlling General Aviation (GA) in Accra, Ghana. A total of 51 officials from Ghana and The Gambia participated in this week-long training. The opening ceremony on 3 October was attended by the Deputy Commissioner of Operations from the Customs…
From 22 to 26 August 2022, Brazilian and Cape Verdean law enforcement agencies gathered in Brasilia, Brazil, to attend the Fourth Train-the-Trainers course on the use of the Geoportal and the CENcomm. The event linked the action’s two regions: Latin America and West and Central Africa. It was an excellent opportunity to reinforce the relationship…
From 1 to 5 August 2022, the 12th National Training on the Control of General Aviation was held in Praia, Cape Verde within the framework of COLIBRI. The workshop was attended by 36 officials, including 13 women, belonging to the main national administrations in charge of general aviation control and the fight against illicit trafficking in…
From 4 to 8 July 2022, an in-person National Training course was organised in Abuja, Nigeria under the COLIBRI action, for the benefit of national administrations with capacities in monitoring and controlling general aviation, namely: Customs, Police, the NDLEA (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency), and the NCAA (Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority). The 11th national training…
