Thursday 01 June, 2023
 
Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West & Central African Region
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OUR MISSION

To ensure the effective implementation of the Port State Control regime through the establishment of an improved and harmonized standard which adopts current IMO and ILO Conventions, for the elimination of sub-standard shipping.

Captain Sunday Umoren
Secretary General
Welcome to Abuja MoU website. 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 1 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.
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Abuja MoU held its 13th Intersessional Management Working Group (ISMWG13) Meeting in Luanda,Angola.
Abuja MoU held its 13th Intersessional Management Working Group (ISMWG13) Meeting in Luanda, Angola from 10th to 11th of May 2023. The meeting was an hybrid meeting with delegations both online and onground from the Abuja MoU secretariat and the maritime Administrations of the following member States; Republic of Angola, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Republic of The Gambia, Republic of Gabon. Abuja MoU Intersessional Management Working Group (ISMWG) is to assist the Committee of the Abuja MOU in focusing on key issues, and in particular to direct the Abuja MoU Secretariat in between Committee meetings. The ISMWG is expected to meet at least two times a year and at such other time as the chairman of the ISMWG may deem necessary. .
In attendance onground among other delegates are: Capt. Sunday Umoren (Secretary General, Abuja MoU), Ms. Anisabel Verissimo da Costa (Director General of the National Maritime Agency of the Republic of Angola), Mr. Babatunde Bombata (Director of Maritime Safety and Security, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria) and Mr. Sani Usaini.

Hon Ebrima Sillah Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure of The Gambia.

Abuja MoU Gets A New Chairman

(Hon Ebrima Sillah, Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure of The Gambia) became the new Abuja MoU Chairmain at the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Abuja MoU (MC4) held in Banjul, The Gambia on the 12th of November 2022.

Hon Ebrima Sillah Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure of The Gambia.

4th Ministerial Conference

Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah the Minister of Transport of Ghana hand over to Hon Ebrima Sillah Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure of The Gambia as the new Chairman of Abuja MoU at the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Abuja MoU (MC4) held in Banjul, The Gambia on the 12th of November 2022.

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PSCC12 Meeting

The 12th Port State Control Committee (PSCC12) Meeting held from the 10th to 11th of November 2022, in Banjul, The Gambia.The meeting held with participants both online and onground from the member States in the Abuja MoU Region.

Hon Ebrima Sillah Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure of The Gambia.

New Vision and Mission Statement

The 4th Ministerial Conference approved new vision statement, mission statement and the core values for Abuja MoU in Banjul, The Gambia on the 12th of November 2022.



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