Following a successful Africa Study Day in 2024 we ran a follow up for the network over 11-12 Jun hosted at MCCE in Eindhoven.
FRA, GBR, TUR and USA sent representatives in addition to excellent support from the EATC.
Over 1.5 days the team discussed several opportunities and key concepts for burden sharing for their missions on the African continent.
This type of activity allows a small team to deep dive specific areas and forge ahead with establishing actual future cooperations.
The main aim is to fully use spare capacity of members existing missions and combine missions, sometimes with diversion legs.
The sea transport team also briefed the study day regards the large-scale redeployments that have been able to take advantage of sealift capacity.
The group agreed to maintain regular interaction specifically for Africa focussed missions via a dedicated Teams group.
Any potential savings and efficiencies made concerning Africa focussed missions alleviates the stress on capabilities in the European theatre and IndoPacific.
