Djibouti port is one of the sea outlets of Ethiopia located in the suburb of Bab-el-Mandeb in the south shore of Red Sea. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. Historically, it was part of the Ethiopian territory but after the agreement emperor Menelik made with France in 1884, the port had been given […]
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Analysis on how the MoU could signify a turning point in the region’s domestic, geopolitical, and diplomatic landscape The MoU: Hopes and uncertainties Addis Abeba – At the core of the current debate surrounding the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland lies three major interests: Somalia’s unity, territorial integrity, and sovereignty; Somaliland’s […]
International researchers’ focus on ice to define natural water towers leaves Africa’s critical systems off the map, and with little protection. Africa is a water stressed continent. It is home to 1.4 billion people – 18% of the world’s population – yet has only 9% of global freshwater. By 2050, when Africa’s population is projected […]
Nairobi, Kenya — Kenya’s President William Ruto has engaged a higher gear for back channels to ease tension between Ethiopia and Somalia, motivated by business fervor in both countries. And, from this week, both Addis and Mogadishu are expected to tone down their public rhetoric against each other, sources privy to the discussions indicated. President […]
Sine Saloum, Senegal — A dense labyrinth of mangroves weaves through Senegal’s Sine Saloum Delta for hundreds of kilometers. Within the salty channels swims one of the rarest dolphin species in the world — the Atlantic humpback dolphin. With just 1,500 remaining on the planet, the species is classified as critically endangered. Scientists believe Sine […]
It is not infrequent where people used to speak laud as “construction of rood infrastructure, building of integrated rail terminal, placement of cool wagon, construction of large warehouse and container depot would reduce the cost of being landlocked and logistics bottleneck”. The Cool Port Addis is the case in point, it is a green logistics […]
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has encouraged young people to explore career opportunities in the oceans economy. “Given this enormous diversity available through the oceans economy, there are several value chains from which women can leverage opportunities for jobs, develop entrepreneurships, and build their businesses,” […]
Given that the Blue Economy is centered on trade and actions around large bodies of water ranging from rivers to oceans, Chiemelie Ezeobi writes on the import of hydrography in optimising it and efforts by the Nigerian Hydrographic Society, as well as the Nigerian Navy Hydrography unit. The Blue or Marine Economy is the ecosystem […]
Monrovia — The long-publicized commissioning ceremony of the Moroccan research vessel to conduct scientific fish stock assessment on Liberian waters has taken place at the Bong Mines Pier near the freeport of Monrovia on Bushrod Island with huge attendance from local and international guests. The ceremony was well attended by several international fisheries technicians from […]
GERD is indeed a living symbol for fraternity, mutual cooperation in development among African countries and a tool for promoting peace in the Horn of Africa. This dam has nothing to do with politics is not a diplomatic bandwagon for any level of confrontation with Egypt and Sudan. The current political nihilism that is being […]
Nairobi — Almost all major river basins in Africa have become the epicentres for conflicts over the last 20 years, and agricultural yields on the continent could drop by up to 50 percent in the coming years owing to the drying up of ‘traditional’ water sources, thanks in part to effects climate change and degradation […]
Average fish catches by traditional fishing communities along the west African coast have declined significantly over the past three decades. Along the Gulf of Guinea, stretching from Côte d’Ivoire to Nigeria, fishers launch their wooden canoes from the beach to catch small pelagic fish, like sardines and anchovies, which they sell into local informal markets […]
Sargassum is a genus of brown seaweed. Over 300 species are distributed across the world in both temperate and tropical climates. The species fluitans and natans are unique because they spend their life cycle floating on the ocean, never attaching to the sea floor. Other seaweed species reproduce and begin life on the ocean floor […]
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Africa: Tales of Women at Sea
Testimonies of survivors fleeing across the central Mediterranean “The minute I was alone, they would have raped me.” Adanya, 34 years old, from Cameroon. “In Libya, I was sleeping under trucks and buses as I did not have any money.” Afia, 24 years old, from Ghana. “I know if I tell my mother I am […]
There is no doubt that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) plays a very significant role in smoothing the path of economic regional integration in the midst of the Nile Basin countries. One of the key features of the dam is its potential to greatly boost the hydroelectric power generating capacity in the region at […]
The award-winning investigative journalist Ian Urbina explains the video documentary series on human rights and environmental crimes committed on the oceans. Documentaries on abuses committed in oceans off the African continents are being published by AllAfrica. Two-thirds of the planet is covered by water, and much of that space is ungoverned. Human rights and environmental […]
The Gambian government must take all necessary steps to eliminate illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing (IUUF), combat overfishing, and increase the transparency of fishing agreements to protect local communities in The Gambia, Amnesty International said today in a new report. The new report, The Human Cost of Overfishing, examines the human rights impact of the […]
THE High Court on Thursday dismissed the petition by four citizens, challenging the Inter-governmental Agreement (IGA) executed between Tanzania and Emirate of Dubai over economic and social partnership for performance development and improvement of sea and lake ports in Tanzania. Judges Danstan Ndunguru, Mustafa Ismail and Abdi Kagomba ruled in favour of the Attorney General […]