Gulf of Guinea states agree to form combined force to boost maritime security

STORY: Gulf of Guinea states agree to form combined force to boost maritime security DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of ports and harbors (territorial waters) 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ISSAH ADAM YAKUBU, Chief of naval staff of the Ghana Navy 3. various of officials at the exhibition 5. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: Countries along the Gulf of Guinea coast have agreed to establish a combined military force to boost the monitoring and protection of the maritime territory, a Ghanaian official said Wednesday. Issah Adam Yakubu, chief of naval staff of the Ghana Navy, made the remarks in an interview during the third International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC) in Accra, the capital of Ghana. SOUNDBITE (English): ISSAH ADAM YAKUBU, Chief of naval staff of the Ghana Navy "We have also agreed, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea, to do the combined maritime task force, and then information sharing where we can do coordina