The CRFIM is a maritime information fusion center for the East, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region hosted within the Malagasy National Maritime Information Fusion Center (CFIM) following the headquarters agreement signed between the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and the Malagasy Government on February 18, 2016.
Facilitates the exchange and fusion of maritime information over an area stretching from the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) to the Bab-El-Mandeb Strait (Djibouti), thus contributing to the fight against illegal activities and crimes committed at sea.