'Dixmude', French Navy Vessel at the Mombasa Port on March 16, 2026. The Officers under 2026 Jeanne d'Arc Mission are training more than 200 French Navy Cadets with Marine Troopers Operating Army Light Combat Helicopter and different drones within the Indian Ocean.
Long before the current Middle East crisis, pitting the US and Israel against Iran, the biggest threats to maritime security in Eastern Africa were piracy, drug trafficking, and illegal fishing vessels.
Today, as tensions escalate across the region, the safety of global shipping routes has become even more urgent.
