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Monitoring of the sides reinforced in Madagascar
The fusion of maritime information Centre will soon be effective.
The ame¬ricains and the Germans will also offer boats the coast guard.
A major project.
The establishment of Maritime information fusion centre (CFIM) in the Indian ocean began its final straight. The latest news, It will have to be implemented in the building of the Economic Development Board of Madagascar (EDBM) to Antaninarenina. Prime Minister Jean Ravelonarivo has already visited the work of rehabilitation of premises, before presiding over a special meeting which considered the technical details relating to the entry into service of this centre at Mahazoarivo. Obviously, Although the centre will have a regional competence, even international, Madagascar as a country that is home to the centre, will be the first beneficiary of its activities in monitoring of the sides.
"The geo-strategic position of Madagascar in the middle of the Indian ocean and the length of its sides give it a key position for the hosting of the information Fusion Centre. Indeed, our country is geographically located at the confluence of the international shipping lanes of the Indian ocean. It is in this sense that last June, under the national leadership of the Minister of defence, our country has elected to receive this centre, to combat trafficking, terrorism but also piracy in the Indian ocean", has declared Jean Ravelonarivo.
Improved responsiveness
The CFIM is a project of the African Union program MASE, as part of the implementation of maritime strategy integrated on the horizon 2050 of this organization. It is financed by the European Union to the tune of 37,5 EUR million. Technically, the Center allows you to have a real-time information on the movement of all vessels operating in the waters of the Indian ocean and southern Africa. It will therefore be available to a satellite which will be monitoring the area permanently.
"For the time being., only in Singapore of a centre of the same type and we are simply working with this country for access to satellite images. When the CFIM is operational, "we can use it to make accurate tracking of vessels operating near our coasts and thus hunt down traffickers of our natural resources., says a senior close the folder within the Prime Minister's Office.
The establishment of this centre comes so timely for Madagascar who wants to fight against the illegal exploitation of rosewood.
But logically, It will also have financial benefits through rights that will result from. On the other hand, the opening of the CFIM will create jobs for local technicians even if strangers will also work.
Jean Ravelonarivo also announced that the Americans will provide the Malagasy Coast Guard of a vessel having a radius of five thousand km, therefore able to cover all our coasts. The ship is whereas in 2016 but, According to the head of Government, the Germans have also promised to equip the coast guard of a smaller ship.
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