Regional capacity building and sustainability of action were at the core of last weeks’ #SEACOP training of trainers programme delivered to 16 trainees and 2 auditors from 8 West African countries. Held in close collaboration with ISMI in Cote d’Ivoire  from 1-12 July 2024, the course was designed to develop the capacities of representatives of…
On Wednesday 15 May 2024, SEACOP -on behalf of Expertise France– and the Regional Maritime University of Ghana signed a memorandum of understanding in Accra, #Ghana. This marks the officialisation of a valuable partnership, whereby the SEACOP project will support the regional partners in their fight against illicit maritime trafficking. With the RMU as an…
Last week, SEACOP delivered a very successful mentorship for the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Cote d’Ivoire 🇨🇮. 15 participants from the Police, maritime police, port authority, national Gendarmerie and Customs were involved in the activity, which included practical exercises on board of vessels. On Friday, the closing ceremony was presided over by the Secretary…
On Friday 25 November 2022, the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Ivory Coast, created under the SEACOP V project, concluded a 5-day ship search training course in Abidjan. Delivered by experts from the French and Senegalese Customs, the training targeted 15 staff from the Customs, Navy, the national Police, the maritime Police, the forestry Police…
On Monday 21 November 2022, SEACOP held its first Joint Maritime Control Unit (JMCU) ship control training course in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire for 12 agents from Customs, national and maritime Police, the Navy, the Ministry of Water and Forestry, the National Gendarmerie and the Port Authority. Held at the National Customs School, this training is…
