Tag: Djibouti

  • Cutlass Express 2012 Kicks Off

    DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (NNS) — Sailors and civilian maritime professionals from eight nations officially kicked-off exercise Cutlass Express 2012-2 (CE12-2) during pre-sail conferences in Djibouti, Djibouti; Port Louis, Mauritius; […]

  • Djibouti’s Strategic Position in the Horn of Africa

    Chatham House – 11 July 2012 10.00 – 11.00 BST HE Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh will detail Djibouti’s plans for maintaining economic growth and increasing development, and will discuss his country’s […]

  • Naval Ops Centre

    A Naval Operations Centre has been opened in Djibouti. Goals include improving the ability of Djiboutian maritime forces to track ship movements in their territorial waters and aid in the […]

  • New Ops Centre

    On Wednesday 23 June His Excellency Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti, attended the opening of the new Djiboutian Naval Operations Centre. EU Naval Force Welcomes Opening […]

  • Sharing Experiences

    During a port visit in Djibouti, the crew of NIVÔSE and members of the Djiboutian coast guard shared their experiences in the fight against piracy. EU Naval Force French Frigate […]

  • German Secretary of State Attends Handover Ceremony

    Djibouti – On 21st May the German Secretary of State, Mr. Thomas Kossendey, visited the German detachment for Operation Atalanta in Djibouti where he witnessed the handover of German frigate […]

  • Deputy Commander EUNAVOR Visits Japanese MPA Detachment in Djibouti

    Rear Admiral Rainer Endres, Deputy Commander (DCOM) EUNAVFOR, as part of his recent visit to Djibouti to oversee the Operational Handover between the outgoing Flag Ship, ESPS PATINO (Spain) and […]

  • Another pirate group defeated by EUNAVFOR

    On the morning of 7 April, French Navy frigate ACONIT was heading towards a position in the north of the Horn of Africa to join with Spanish frigate INFANTA ELENA, […]

  • Flight Plan

    A German Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft is being stationed in Djibouti, where it is carrying out anti-piracy patrols as part of the European Union Naval Force’s Operation […]

  • Handing Over

    On August 13th the handover of Task Force 465 was held on board of “Vasco Da Gama” in the port of Djibouti. Commodore Alberto Correira handed over the responsibility of […]