The 3rd Ministerial conference on the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) officially opened in Ghana’s capital Accra on Wednesday.
The Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central African Region generally referred to as Abuja MoU is one of the 9 Regional MoUs and national MoU established pursuant to IMO Resolution A.682 (17) of 1991.
The Organization operates under a Cooperative Agreement with the IMO. Abuja MoU was established on 22nd October 1999 as an inter-governmental organization comprising of the Maritime Administrations of countries abutting the Atlantic coast of Africa.
Parties to the MoU include Nigeria, Angola, Benin, Cape Verde, Cote d’voire, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Togo, South Africa and Liberia.
The conference is expected to attract 8 transport Ministers from West and Central Africa.
There would be a review and assessment of the implementation level of actions identified at the previous ministerial conferences and an agreement on further actions required to improve maritime safety in the region will be made.
Source: Africafeeds.com
