INS Sumedha Undertook 31 Day African Anti-Piracy Patrol
INS Sumedha is on an Extended Range Operational Deployment and is currently operating in the Atlantic Ocean along the West Coast of Africa. During this period, INS Sumedha operated in…
Pirou Delivers OPV 58S Niani to Senegalese Armed Forces
PIRIOU delivered the second OPV NIANI to the Senegalese Armed Forces Vincent Faujour and El Hadji Omar Youm in front of a model of the Walo © PIRIOU PIRIOU delivered…
Spanish OPV Tornado Deploys to Gulf of Guinea
The offshore patrol vessel ‘Tornado’ has just set sail from Las Palmas Naval Station (Canary Islands) to deploy in the West African coast and the Gulf of Guinea. During the…
Premier-Maitre L’Her Seizes 4.7 Tons of Cocaine off Africa
On April 5, 2023, under the direction of the maritime prefect for the Atlantic and the public prosecutor of Brest, the high seas patrol vessel Premier L’Her of the French…
International Exercise Obangame Express 2023 Set to Begin
Exercise Obangame Express 2023 (OE23), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, will kick off its 12th year with 29 participating nations at an opening ceremony in…
Franco-Senegalese Amphibious Exercise XARITOO 2022
The bilateral exercise XARITOO 2022, “friendship” in Wolof, took place from October 19 to 21, 2022 in Senegal. On Ngazobil beach, a large-scale Franco-Senegalese maneuver involved substantial human and material…
Concarneau Launches Second of Three OPVs for Senegal
The launch of NIANI, the second ocean patrol boat intended for the Senegalese Navy, was carried out September 12th in Concarneau. This step illustrates the continuation of the program which…