Supporting the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, Monbasa, April 2026

INTERPORTPOLICE is participating in the Workshop on Maritime Cooperation and Coordination in the Western Indian Ocean, held him Mombasa from 14 to17 April 2026. The workshop is organised by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies. It aims to contribute to the work of the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct 2017 (DCoC/JA)’s Working Group 3 to establish cooperation and coordination of joint maritime operations centres at national and regional levels. High level participants from DCOC signatory States; regional entities including the Indian Ocean Commission, RCOC Seychelles, and RMIFC Madagascar; supporting partners from the International Maritime Organisation, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), United Nations Office on Counter Terrorism (UNOCT), United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), INTERPOL, INTERPORTPOLICE, EUCAP Somalia, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), EUNAVFOR ATALANTA, and the Indian Navy; and observers from the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Institute and ICC Cameroon representing the Yaoundé Code of Conduct countries, engaged in panel discussions and tabletop exercises. The exchange of operational knowledge, subject matter expertise and lessons learned are intended to improve and deliver effective joint maritime operational capacity and to enhance cooperation between DCoC/JA signatory States with regional and international stakeholders.

INTERPORT POLICE DSG Chris Trelawny presented on the development of the DCoC/JA framework as a viable solution for regional cooperation and coordination.