Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, and Adm. Robert Burke, commander of U.S. “We’ve got a lot of European nations that visit and come and help; the United States Navy and Coast Guard are there periodically. And we’re using that NATO organization to bring together U.S. Navy, European navies, the U.S. Coast Guard, and others to further organize and refine this.”A key focus of the Coast Guard’s work in Africa is illegal, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) fishing. “The United States Coast Guard remains committed to supporting our Naval Forces Africa teammates here in the region and building out partner nation maritime capabilities against all maritime threats,” Schultz said. The Coast Guard has limitations in capacity, but if we can put the Coast Guard capabilities, authorities, human-to-human interactions in the right places supporting the Naval Forces Africa team, I think we can make a real impact in the region.”Burke noted that “the Coast Guard is an absolutely vital partner for us here at Naval Forces Africa, and we couldn’t do what we do with our African nation partners without the Coast Guard’s help.”

Source: The North Africa Journal October 08, 2020 18:51 UTC