High-Water Levels in Lake Victoria May Also Affect White Nile in Sudan
Dabanga
Uganda has warned of an alarming increase in the water level of Lake Victoria. Ugandan Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris told reporters earlier this week that the… Read more »
Large Fishing Companies Oppose Squid Quotas in Court
GroundUp
The commercial industry is being "greedy" say Eastern Cape small-scale fisher Read more »
Pact to Provide Access for Small Fishers to Public Works Facilities
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on the… Read more »
Tanzania-Malawi Lake Dispute - Diplomat Chikago Suggests That Malawi Should Surrender the Lake's Northern Section
Nyasa Times
Former diplomat John Chikago has suggested that Malawi should relinquish the northern section of the lake as Tanzania cannot be stopped from using the waters. Read more »
'Blue Economy - Untapped Potential Abounds in Marítime Sector'
Leadership
The chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Chairman, SIFAX Group, has identified coastal tourism and renewable energy generation as some of the potential areas of growth that… Read more »
Ethiopia's Just Cause in Having Access to the Sea
Ethiopian Herald
For all creatures living on earth, water is a great boon of nature. It is very difficult to find anything that is not related to water. Even if we only associate the benefits of… Read more »
Ocean Action On Global Agenda As Negotiations to Save Biodiversity Deepen
IPS
The oceans are as fascinating as they are mysterious. Home to the largest animals to ever live on Earth and billions of the tiniest, the top 100 meters of the open oceans host the… Read more »
Anambra Assembly Orders Compulsory Use of Life Jackets On Waterways
Premium Times
The Assembly called on the governor of the state to enforce the compulsory use of life jackets on waterways in Anambra State. Read more »
Greenpeace Africa Applauds Senegal's Publication of Fishing Vessel List and Urges the Government to Join FiTI [press release]
Greenpeace
Greenpeace Africa welcomes the decision of the new Senegalese government to publish the list of vessels authorized to fish in the country's national waters. This decisive action… Read more »
Govt Bans Fishing, Swimming in the Kenyan Coastline Due to Extreme Weather
Capital FM
The government has banned fishing and swimming in the Kenya coastline due to extreme weather that is currently being recorded in the area. Read more »
Turkwel Dam Safe Despite Heavy Rains - KVDA
Capital FM
The Kerio Valley Development Authority(KVDA) has assured that the Turkwel dam is safe despite the heavy rains and floods that are ongoing in the country. Read more »
Great White Sharks Off South Africa's Coast Are Protected By Law, but Not in Practice. Why This Needs to Change [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In less than eight years, white sharks in South Africa have all but disappeared from their historical hotspots in False Bay and Gansbaai, on the Western Cape coast. These areas… Read more »
Households in Flood-Prone Areas Urged to Vacate
Capital FM
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has urge people living on river banks to vacate to avoid disaster caused by flooding at a time when heavy rains are pounding the country. Read more »
Flood Alert As Masinga Dam Overflows
Capital FM
The Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority(TARDA) has urged residents to exercise vigilance following the overflowing of the Masinga dam due to heavy rains. Read more »
Our Coast, Highways, and Global Warming, By Uddin Ifeanyi
Premium Times
But even if we are to continue to play the ostrich on this matter, as the idea of the coastal highway suggests we are minded to, we may still wonder whether this highway is an… Read more »