EUNAVFOR, Kenya drills

Helping Kenya’s blue economy.

European Union Operation Atalanta and Kenyan maritime authorities conducting joint exercises

Senior Kenyan and European officials are today meeting in Mombasa where the flagship of the European Union’s Atalanta operation, the ITS Carlos Margottini, is making a port visit. Kenya’s National Assembly is represented by members of its Defence and Foreign Relations Committee, led by its chairman Hon. Katoo Ole Metito.

The ITS Carlos Margottini, alongside the Spanish Warship ESPS Meteoro, is tackling piracy and armed robbery off the Somalian coast. European Union naval forces are also working with other organisations to strengthen maritime security and protect vulnerable shipping in the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean.

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Source: cnbcafrica.com

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