The multinational maritime exercise Grand African NEMO 2022 began Oct. 11 in a wide area stretching from Senegal to Angola. The exercise, involving 17 of the 19 countries bordering the Gulf of Guinea and 8 partner nations, is scheduled to last until Oct. 16, 2022.
On May 22, 2022, the JEANNE D'ARC task group, composed of the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Mistral and the La Fayette-class Frigate Courbet seized nearly 2 tons of cocaine from a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Guinea.
Royal Navy's HMS Trent is bound for the waters of the Gulf of Guinea as she heads for security patrols and a mission to support allies in West Africa.
In the fall of 2021 Denmark will deploy a frigate to the Gulf of Guinea off the western coast of Africa where it is going to contribute to the international operation against the pirates. Today the proposal was discussed in the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Italian Navy (Marina Militare) and French Navy (Marine Nationale) side by side to strengthen dialogue, in the framework of the activities of common interest carried out in the Wider Mediterranean.
In a single week the Italian Navy foiled two pirate attacks, confirming how a dangerous the maritime area in the Gulf of Guinea has become.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) Mistral-class LHD "Tonnerre" has sailed from Toulon to take part in operation Corymbe in the Gulf of Guinea.
