International Liaison Officers
National representatives connecting RMIFC with participating States.
Nicolas Flury — France
Nicolas Flury, Deputy Director, Director of Operations, and International Liaison Officer for France at RMIFC, is a reserve officer (CFr) with 25 years of experience. This includes 17 years assigned to embarked units of the French Navy, where he commanded a patrol boat stationed on Réunion Island.
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Christopher Jilo — Kenya
Christopher Jilo, International Liaison Officer for Kenya, is a maritime expert from the Kenya Coast Guard Service. He previously worked at the Kenyan National Maritime Information Sharing Centre before being deployed to RMIFC in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
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Corvette Captain Aro Tiana Ramanantsoa — Madagascar
Corvette Captain Aro Tiana Ramanantsoa is the International Liaison Officer for Madagascar at the Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre. He is a Malagasy career naval officer and a graduate of the Brest Naval Academy.
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Lieutenant (EV1) Said Lavani — Comoros
Lieutenant Said Lavani is an active officer of the Comorian Coast Guard. He served for five years aboard patrol boat LCT001 as officer in charge of Maritime Interdiction Operations and four years at the Maritime Operational Centre of the Comoros as head of planning and operations.
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Chief Inspector Dookbhonjun Raja — Mauritius
Dookbhonjun Raja has served as the International Liaison Officer for Mauritius at RMIFC in Madagascar since September 2024. He is a serving officer in the Mauritius Police Force and the National Coast Guard with more than 29 years of service.
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Captain Leroy Paul — Seychelles
Captain Leroy Paul, International Liaison Officer for Seychelles, is an active officer of the Seychelles Defence Forces. He served for 10 years as an Air Force mechanical officer and for two years as a liaison officer at the Seychelles NISCC before deployment to RMIFC.
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