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Gulf of Guinea: Peace, Security, Stability and Development of Africa

AU.int/Maritime. Gulf of Guinea: Peace, Security, Stability and Development of Africa. Situation. AU.int/Maritime. Ship building yards and marine equipment industries. Africa represents < 0.9% of global gross tonnage. Over the past 5 decades, minimum loss from IUU Fishing:

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Gulf of Guinea: Peace, Security, Stability and Development of Africa

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  1. AU.int/Maritime Gulf of Guinea:Peace, Security, Stability and Development of Africa

  2. Situation. AU.int/Maritime Ship building yards and marine equipment industries. Africa represents < 0.9% of global gross tonnage. Over the past 5 decades, minimum loss from IUU Fishing: USD 100 bn. Dumping of Toxic waste: 2006 Abidjan: 15 deaths, > 108,000 affected. 2010 North Nigeria: lead-contaminated waste: 400 deaths, > 18,000 affected. Environmental Crimes. Oil spills cleanup: > USD 1bn, > 30 yrs to finish. > 2,000 hectares of Marine life destroyed. Loss from illegal oil bunkering b/n 2003 and 2008: USD 100 bn. Piracy and Armed Robbery: East & West Africa, Terrorism. Human trafficking, Arms trafficking, Drug trafficking, etc… Global warming, Sea level rise, Climate change. • In addition to loss of revenue, illegal activity: • fuels violence insecurity and corruption, • finances purchase of weapons, • escalates youth unemployment, • causes environmental pollution and • destabilizes communal life. IS AFRICA UNDER ATTACK ???

  3. Action… AU.int/Maritime • African-driven, • Overarching, • Multilayered, • All-inclusive, • Multidisciplinary, • Coherent, • Long term vision to address multifaceted Gulf of Guinea challenges and opportunities.

  4. IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE GOVERNANCE OF THE MARITIME DOMAIN ENDS RESOURCES & POLITICAL WILL WAYS MEANS RISK INTEGRATED APPROACH. AU.int/Maritime CROSS-SECTOR/DEPARTMENT / INTERSTATE / INTERAGENCY DYNAMIC / FLEXIBLE PROCESS

  5. Closing the Gap. AU.int/Maritime IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE GOVERNANCE OF THE MARITIME DOMAIN Where we want to be? End State = Member States RECs/RMs AU Intl Partners BLUE ECONOMY African Private Sector, Civil Society, etc... Intl Private Sector The Gap = ? 2050 AIM Strategy’s Objectives Food Security α < 45° Intl Civil Society, etc... The AU doing nothing! Fishing & Marine minerals Ω < 15° Year 2100 (Pop: 10 Bn) Safety of Life at Sea Time Hydropower Distribution of income and wealth: log N = log A + m log x Transport, Tourism N : number of people w/ wealth > x A and m are constants Maritime Security 0 Ports, Ship building, Etc… 2018 2050 2031 End State = f(Objectives)! Objectives = f (R x T x PW)?

  6. Urgent vs Important Matrix. AU.int/Maritime U R G E N C Y HIGH LOW I M P O R T A N C E LOW

  7. Fair Winds! AU.int/Maritime Together, let’s navigate the FUTURE... NOW ! www.AU.int/Maritime …Swim with us on Arabic, English, French, Portuguese... and Kiswahili.

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