Graduation ceremony held for Maritime Affairs and Security Course third cohort [Video]

Eighteen participants of Regional Maritime University’s (RMU) Maritime Affairs and Security Course have successfully completed their study after a closing ceremony was held for them at the University’s campus at Nungua.

The six weeks intensive course is aimed at building the capacity and competencies of staff and personnel of maritime focus agencies and institutions across the West African Sub Region in combating maritime crimes, specifically in the Gulf of Guinea.

Underscoring the need for such a course to improve the economy of countries in the West African Sub Region, the Vice Chancellor of RMU, Dr. Jethro W. Brooks in his keynote address said “maintaining a vibrant national economy requires attention to the maritime sector economy, as even landlocked states depend on the maritime access of their neighbours for their own import and exports as well general economic well-being. Additionally, multiple elements of the Gulf of Guinea states economy are largely …