Nine sailors abducted in pirate attack off Gabon coast
Armed assailants abducted nine sailors after boarding a fishing trawler off the coast of Gabon on Saturday night, in the latest piracy incident reported in […]
Gulf of Guinea
Angola emphasizes investment in means to start building warships
The Angolan President Monday highlighted investments in means and shipyards, to start the construction of warships in the country, also contributing to security and combating […]
Portugal and São Tomé highlight success of the five-year mission by Zaire ship
The São Tomense and Portuguese authorities marked the end of the more than five-year mission of the Portuguese vessel NRP Zaire in São Tomé, considered […]
Portugal will strengthen its support in the surveillance of the São Tomense sea
Portugal will replace the patrol ship “Zaire” after a five-year mission in São Tomé to reinforce the surveillance of the São Tomé sea and the […]
Chinese navy on “friendly visit” to Nigeria
Three Chinese naval vessels made a five-day stopover in the waters of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, on Sunday, in a rare visit to the Gulf […]
Angola and France reinforce cooperation with the presence of the patrol vessel “Commandant Bistrot”
The high-seas patrol vessel “Commandant Bistrot” docked at the port of Luanda on Monday, where it will remain until Friday, strengthening the link between the […]
EU, Cape Verde gear towards strengthening security in Gulf of Guinea
The European Union (EU) and Cape Verde expressed on Tuesday, in Praia, the willingness to strengthen policies and initiatives to increase maritime safety in the […]
Attempted coup in São Tomé: hunt for alleged accomplices continues
São Tomé and Príncipe, an archipelago in the Gulf of Guinea, is considered a model of parliamentary democracy in Africa. On last Friday, the Prime […]
Legislative elections in Sao Tome: Absolute majority for the center-right opposition
The centre-right opposition in Sao Tome and Principe won an absolute majority in the National Assembly in the September 25 legislative elections, the Constitutional Court […]
Legislative elections in Sao Tome: Victory for the opposition
The center-right opposition won Sunday’s legislative elections in Sao Tome and Principe, the Electoral Commission announced Tuesday, but did not give the distribution of seats […]