On Tuesday, 30th April, 2024, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo joined Security Heads of the Ghana Navy, United States Naval Forces Africa and the United States Marine Forces Africa to open the 3-day African Maritime Forces Summit and Naval Infantry Leadership Symposium Africa in Accra.
The gesture was held under the theme, “Cooperation at Sea: Safeguarding African Maritime Security”.
Scribbling on his official Facebook page, President Akufo-Addo wrote that “the African Maritime Forces Summit and Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium, provide us with a unique opportunity to strengthen our partnerships, and enhance our collective capabilities through constructive dialogue, exchange of best practices, and exploring innovative solutions to the maritime security challenges facing our continent.
The commitment of my government to retooling the Ghana Navy and the Ghana Armed Forces, in general, has been amply demonstrated. Since coming to office in January 2017, Government has acquired and commissioned some twenty (20) vessels for the Navy. The process of acquiring two Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Navy is also far advanced. A major project to build a new Naval Base in the Western Region is also in its completion phase. These investments would help safeguard the security of our maritime space, and lead to an accelerated growth of our blue economy. Other African countries have shown similar commitments, and collaboration with our key partners have ensured the significant improvement in the security of Africa’s maritime domain”.
Source; www.leakynews.net
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