Exercise Grand African NEMO 2024 has been officially launched at a brief ceremony held at the headquarters of the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre (MMCC) Zone F, Osu Castle on Monday 4 November 2024.The exercise aims to enhance cooperation among regional naval forces and address the alarming rise of piracy and other transnational maritime crimes.
The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Rear Admiral Issah Adam Yakubu, in a speech read on his behalf by the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command, Commodore Emmanuel Ayesu Kwafo, emphasised the importance of such collaborative exercises. He said through multinational exercises like the Grand African NEMO and other concerted national, regional and international efforts, the Gulf of Guinea region (GoG), including the Zone F maritime domain, has experienced a drastic decline in transnational maritime crimes.