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More rains are forecast for Southern Africa into next week, threatening countries already grappling with the impact of recent flooding.
As the Zambezi river continues to rise, some people living in flood prone areas are leaving their homes and seeking higher ground, according to Mozambique's relief agency, the National Disasters Management Institute (INGC).
The department of state for Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly matters, on behalf of the government of The Gambia, yesterday, signed an agreement with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), on strengthening knowledge base, and implementing an ecosystem approach to marine and fisheries management for developing countries, at a ceremony held at the department of ...
The flood on the Pungue river, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala is worsening, with new areas inundated in Dondo and Nhamatanda districts, reports Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
The surrounding areas of the towns of Chókwè, Xai-Xai, Chibuto, in the province of Gaza, and Inharrime, Inhambane and Maxixe, province of Inhambane, all in the southern region of Mozambique, could face localized flooding due to the persisting rains and increased water levels in the river basins, reports the Thursday's issue of the daily "Noticias".
Chairmen of Local Government Areas (LGAs) existing along the Hadejia-Jama'are-Yobe River Basin in Jigawa and Yobe states have issued warning on construction of the proposed Kafin-Zaki dam in Bauchi State.
Recommendations by the committee set up to look into implementation directive to phase out single hull tanker vessels by January 2009 would determine the fate of owners of such vessels still operating in Nigeria.
THE fishing community at Gaba landing site in Kampala has expressed concern over the new measures to phase out small fishing boats.
PEOPLE should invest in fish farming to reduce dependence on lakes, the fisheries state minister, Fred Mukisa, has advised.
The Pungue river has burst its banks in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, submerging hundreds of hectares of crops in Nhamtanda and Dondo districts, according to a report in Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
Ahead of the yuletide and New Year celebrations, fun seekers in Lagos have been advised to follow the instructions of lifeguards at Lagos Beaches, to avoid being drowned.Mr Micheal Onuwage, Head of Administration, Kuramo Beach Tourism Investors' Association, gave the warning in Lagos yesterday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
The Commissioner of the Bureau of Maritime Affairs, Binyah Kessely says Liberia is in transition from a Maritime Program to a Maritime Nation.
THE South African Navy may have recently received new submarines and frigates to patrol SA's seas and coastal areas, but its acquisitions are far from over.
A collaborative initiative of the Ministries of Defence and Fisheries was launched on Monday to ensure a total ban on pair trawling, an activity which is depriving coastal dwellers of their means of livelihood - fishing.
The Zambezi river is now above flood alert level along its lower reaches, from Mutarara in Tete province to Caia and Marromeu in Sofala, but the country's relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGC) says that so far there is no reason for alarm.
Diminishing fish resources and the fact that most fishing rights have already been allocated to commercial fisheries mean that not all subsistence fishers are going to be accommodated under the government's proposed new subsistence fisheries policy.
The Zambezi river has risen above flood alert level at Caia, on its lower reaches, according to Tuesday's bulletin on the state of Mozambique's rivers from the National Water Board (DNA).
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