MMCC Zone F hosted the Operation ANOUANZE 3 Debriefing Conference at the Cdr Yussif Benning Conference Hall of MMCC Zone F. The Conference, which was held on Tuesday 3 November 2025, brought together nominated representatives from each of the 5 Zone F coastal member states as well as CRESMAO and MMCC Zone F, to carry out an after-action review of the 2025 edition of Zonal Patrol Operation, Operation ANOUANZE 3. At a brief opening ceremony held ahead of the main discussions, Director MMCC Zone F, Captain (Navy) Daniel Gnamien Ehu, lauded the participants for being nominated to represent their various entities. He further admonished the participants to keenly discuss the issues and come up with key recommendations that would enhance the conduct of future editions of the Operation.
Operation ANOUANZE is the annual multinational maritime patrol operation undertaken by navies and coast guard of maritime Zone F member states (Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone), under the auspices of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conduct of Joint Patrols in Zone F. The first 2 editions of the Operation (ANOUANZE 1 and ANOUANZE 2) were conducted in August 2021 (Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire only) and August 2024 (all 5 coastal member states) respectively, with the 2025 edition seeing a vast improvement, both in terms of organisation and conduct. It is hoped that the 2026 edition, tentatively scheduled to be held in August 2026 will be bigger and better than the previous 3 editions.
Story by
Lt Cdr Edem Komla Akati (Deputy Director MMCC Zone F)
Pictures by
LS Gakpo Ephraim