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The annual French Navy-led and Yaounde Architecture-executed multinational maritime exercice, Exercise GRAND AFRICAN NEMO (GANO) has commenced today 10 November 2025. The commencement of the 2025 edition of the Exercice, GANO 2025,  in maritime Zone F was marked by a colourful opening ceremony held at the offices of the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre, Zone F. The Ceremony was well attended by Maritime stakeholders across the Zone F enclave including Ambassadors (or their representatives), Heads of various maritime stakeholder institutions, Former Directors of the Centre and Defence Attaches. Remarks were made to underscore the importance of the Exercise to enhancing maritime safety and security within the Zone F maritime space as well as the larger Gulf of Guinea domain. The welcome remarks were delivered by the Director MMCC Zone F, Captain (Navy) Daniel Ehu. This was followed by remarks by the French Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Diarra Dimé Labille, as well as remarks by the Cdre Stephen Billins Nyam of the Ghana Navy Headquarters, representing the Chief of the Naval Staff, Ghana, as Guest of Honour for the Ceremony. Various scenarios were conducted by the members states and coordinated by MMCC Zone F, over the period of the Exercise (Monday 10 – Saturday 15 November 2025).

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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.

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The discussions centred mainly on improving collaboration and cooperation between MMCC Zone F and GOGMI in the fields of information sharing and analysis, training and conduct of exchange activities all aimed at enhancing maritime safety and security in the Zone F domain, as well as the larger Gulf of Guinea area.

Both parties committed to deepening the already existing cordial relationship to enhance collaboration. The Deputy Director MMCC Zone F, Lt Cdr Edem Akati  was also present at the meeting.

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Deputy Director MMCC Zone F

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