End of Part I of the Conference

The first two days of the conference saw several presentations by International Organisations, Navies and Legal Services sharing their experience in the management of piracy/armed robberies against ships.
With some 70 participants from several African countries from the Western Indian Ocean region, delegates exchanged views and offered suggestions on the many issues / challenges at hand.

At the end of the first day, joined the US/UK delegation for dinner at a local Indian Restaurant. In 3 taxis, the group gather at the ANGHITI Indian Restaurant. With several types of curries and "hot stuff", we had our filled of "goodness knows what". Though everything did taste good, we had absolutely no idea what we were actually ordering. Just went on recommendations from the waiter.
Presentation by International Organisations took place on the 2nd day to provide awareness on the many services available.
Our Tanzanian host, extended a cocktail reception at the end of the 2nd day. An African Musican group also provided entertainment for the evening.

Part II - Workshop to deliberate on the Agreement starts tomorrow !!!