Maritime security is crucial for Africa’s strategic future

This sea blindness has resulted in many missed opportunities for a continent on which 38 countries have a combined coastline of more than 26,000 nautical miles (47,000km).

Our lack of a broader maritime culture has, too often, concealed from African leaders the oceans’ importance to development. Africa’s seas should contribute to economic and environmental security, but are too often a story of stolen resources, drowning refugees and missed opportunities.