Kenya and Nigeria move toward Norway-led fisheries-crime cooperation
Norway says Nigeria is ready to join Blue Justice and use satellite data, while talks with Kenya are still under way.
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Norway’s fisheries ministry said on 18 October that Nigeria is ready to join the Norway-led Blue Justice initiative and use Norwegian satellite data. Nigeria signed the Copenhagen Declaration, the initiative’s political basis, in 2022. The ministry said a Nigerian minister and Norway’s ambassador discussed cooperation during the week of the announcement.
Norwegian and Kenyan officials met in Oslo the previous week to discuss Kenya joining the declaration; the release does not say Kenya signed or joined the initiative. Blue Justice shares satellite data, analysis and digital tools, and partners can use expertise at its vessel-tracking centre in Vardø. Norway said 61 countries had signed the declaration and 19 African countries took part in the cooperation.
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The source distinguishes Nigeria’s stated readiness from the discussions with Kenya.
| Nigeria | Ready to join Blue Justice and use Norwegian satellite data; signed the Copenhagen Declaration in 2022. |
| Kenya | Officials discussed possible accession to the Copenhagen Declaration in Oslo; no signature was reported. |
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The table follows the Norwegian ministry’s wording and does not treat the Kenya talks as a completed accession.
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- Satellite technologySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: satellitewww.regjeringen.no ↗
- CrimeSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: crimewww.regjeringen.no ↗
- EnvironmentSuggested
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