14 October – 18 October 2024

Seapower For Africa Symposium 2024 Good Order at Sea in the African Maritime Domain

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THEMES FOR PRESENTATION The themes for presentation at the SPAS 2024 and the respective focus areas are further discussed.

The fundamental purpose of the 5th SPAS 24 is to provide a forum for African Naval Leaders to discuss common maritime challenges and opportunities to enhance maritime security and cooperation on the African Continent.

Panel Theme 1 (Day 1)

Security, Strategy and Diplomacy
Chair: Prof M. Nel
Stellenbosch University

Panel Theme 2 (Day 1)

Hidden Maritime Security Dilemmas
Chair: Dr J. Mtsweni
(CSIR)

Round Table (Day 1)

Capacity Building
Chair: Prof M. Schoeman
University of Pretoria

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Panel Theme 3 (Day 2)

Placing Navies at the Centre
Panel Chair: Dr M.B. Khanyile
Stellenbosch University

4

Panel Theme 4 (Day 2)

Dilemmas, Threats and Acquisitions
Chair: Capt (N) (Ret) M.S. Blaine
Stellenbosch University

5

Admiral's Panel (Day 2)

Maritime Security
Chair: Ambassador (Dr) N. Karigithu

6

SPAS 2024 Event Speakers

Snr Navy Capt L. Xianchen

MARITIME SECURITY

Dr G. vanDyck

Maritime Strategy

Prof L. Otto

Maritime Diplomacy

Ms T. Vadgama

Capacity Building

Dr M. Zondi

Naval Threats and Acquisitions

Brig-Gen (Dr) J. Waweru

Responding to events in the Red Sea

Dr E. Duarte

Navies in the South Atlantic

Navy Capt R.S Sawan

Navies and Security Provision

Dr O. Dickson

Cybersecurity and Subsea Cables

Ms P. Alexandre

Role of the AU

Mrs E. de Coning

IUU Fishing and Satellite Technology

Mr D. Micheni

Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC)

Prof F. Vreÿ

Synthesis and Summary

Dr Karen Sumser-Lupson

Safety and Security at Sea

Prof V. Surbun

Navies and the African Maritime Domain

Prof R. Kafaga

Egypt and the bi-coastal navy

Brig (Ret) L. Naisho

Navies and Coast Guards

SPAS 2024

Objectives And Expected Results

  1. Reviewing current hydrographic capacities of member states towards better ocean governance.

  2. Appraising existing collaborative regional frameworks for maritime security.

  3. Addressing issues and challenges of integrating maritime domain awareness capabilities for enhanced security.

  4. Raising any existing issues of maritime boundary delimitations for shared resolutions.

  5. Laying the foundational framework for sustainable ocean governance in Africa.

11:00 AM - 18:00 PM

ACCREDITATION

08:00 - 08:30

ARRIVAL AND CEREMONIAL PROTOCOLS

08:30 - 09:30

WELCOMING ADDRESS

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Chief of the South African Navy

09:30 - 10:00

OFFICIAL GROUP PHOTO

10:00 - 10:40

MEDIA BRIEFING

MODMV, Chiefs of Navies - RSA, Algeria, Kenya,  Senegal

10:40 -11:00

BREAK

11:15

OPENING COMMENTS

Rear Admiral (JG) !Gonteb

Deputy Navy Commander of Namibian Navy  

11:30

KEYNOTE 1: MARITIME SECURITY

Snr Navy Capt L. Xianchen

CHINA
Build a Maritime Community with a Shared Future and Maintain Peace and Security at Sea for Africa

12:00

MARITIME STRATEGY

Dr G. vanDyck

GHANA
Adaptive Maritime Security: Developing Resilient Strategies for Safeguarding African Waters in a Dynamic Threat Environment

12:20

MARITIME DIPLOMACY

Prof L. Otto

SOUTH AFRICA
The role of maritime diplomacy to promote good order at sea off Africa

12:40

Q & A

13:00

LUNCH

14:00

CYBERSECURITY AND SUBSEA CABLES

Dr O. Dickson

GHANA
Cyber Defense at Sea: The Strategic Importance of Maritime Cybersecurity for Africa

14:20

IUU FISHING & SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY (ONLINE)

Mrs E. de Coning

NORWAY
Cyber Defense at Sea: The Strategic Importance of Maritime Cybersecurity for Africa

14:40

PERSPECTIVE ON LANDLOCKED STATES (ONLINE)

Capt G.A. Gebru

ETHIOPIA
Maritime Security from the perspective of African developing Landlocked states

15:00

Q & A

15:15

BREAK

15:45

KEYNOTE 2: CAPACITY BUILDING

Ms T. Vadgama

UNODC

16:00

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION PANEL: CAPACITY BUILDING

Prof M. Schoeman

CHAIR:  SOUTH AFRICA
ROLE OF THE AU: MS P. ALEXANDRE - MAURITIUS
YAOUNDE CODE OF CONDUCT (YCC): CAPT (NAVY) C.S. ATONFACK GUEMO - CAMEROON
DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT (DCoC): MR D. MICHENI - IMO/DCoC
 

17:00

CLOSING REMARKS

V Adm E. Ikechukwu

Nigeria Chief of Naval Staff

09:15

OPENING COMMENTS

R Adm B. Mhlana

09:30

KEYNOTE 3: NAVIES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC (ONLINE)

Dr E. Duarte

BRAZIL
Challenges to good order at sea in the South Atlantic with a focus on the roles of navies

10:00

BREAK

10:30

RESPONDING TO EVENTS IN THE RED SEA

Brig-Gen (Dr) J. Waweru

KENYA
Events in the Red Sea nd naval responses: A perspective from Africa

10:50

NAVIES AND SECURITY PROVISION

Navy Capt R.S Sawan

INDIA
The evolving role of the Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean: Focus on NW Indian Ocean

11:15

NAVIES & THE AFRICAN MARITIME DOMAIN

Prof V. Surbun

SOUTH AFRICA
CEMZA: Regulatory matters, vulnerabilities and African navies

11:40

Q & A

11:55

EGYPT AND THE BI-COASTAL NAVY

Prof R. Kafaga

EGYPT
Egypt and bicoastal dilemmas of maritime security

12:15

NAVAL THREATS AND ACQUISITIONS

Dr M. Zondi

SOUTH AFRICA
Implications of Over-specifying Project Requirements: Lessons for the SA Navy

12:35

NAVIES AND COAST GUARDS

Brig (Ret) L. Naisho

KENYA
Reconciling the roles of African navies and coast guards: Practical, ambitious or a wicked problem

13:10

LUNCH

14:00

ADMIRAL'S PANEL

Ambassador (Dr) N. Karigithu

14:00  SPEAKER FROM SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY : R ADM H. MATSANE - SOUTH AFRICA
14:20  SPEAKER DESIGNATED FLAG OFFICER - AFRICAN COUNTRY
14:40  SPEAKER FROM NIGERIAN NAVY : CDRE C. ISAH - NIGERIA

16:00

Q & A

16:20

SYNTHESIS AND SUMMARY

Prof F. Vreÿ

SOUTH AFRICA

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