International maritime security conference being held in Ghana

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo will be the guest of honour at the second meeting of the African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS), being held in Accra, Ghana, from Tuesday to Thursday inclusive. This edition of the AMFS is being co-hosted by the Ghana Navy, US Naval Forces Africa and US Marine Corps Forces Africa, and is being attended by government leaders and military chiefs from more than 40 countries. Further, the previously separate Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa (NILS-A) has been incorporated into this AMFS, making them a single event. This is the third meeting of NILS-A. (Very few African navies have dedicated corps of marines, but many have light infantry-style units, if only for base security/force protection tasks. A number of African navies, including Ghana’s, do have their own special forces units.)