AllAfrica News: Oceans and Rivers

Africa: Whales, Too, Sing Sweet Love Songs

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:28:09 GMT

[Nation] Sometimes a whale just carries a tune.

Egypt: Egypt's Sisi Discusses Libya and GERD With UK's Johnson

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:49:19 GMT

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Tuesday29/9/2020 a phone call from United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson to exchange views on a number of regional and international files, topped by the situation in Libya, said Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi in statements.

Ethiopia: Let Us Witness the Second Phase of the Filling in 2021

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:25:01 GMT

[Ethiopian Herald] A personal reflection

South Africa: Small-Scale Fishers' Heritage Is Systemically Gutted

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:23:54 GMT

[Greenpeace] Boats in every colour of the rainbow rock gently as the tide comes in on the chillingly quiet harbour. When I first visited here in my youth, the market was as vibrant as the boats docked along its piers, banter and laughter were a distraction from the fishy stench that stung the nose; but now, there's not much distraction from the fast-spreading rot.

Seychelles: Seychelles Now Has Marine Spatial Plan Policy to Guide Development, Conservation

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:02:59 GMT

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles now has its own Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) policy that will provide a road map for marine planning and the guiding principles to inform the decision-making process for development and conservation.

South Africa: South African Seas Up to 30m Higher Show a Wet Planet Under Siege

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:57:55 GMT

[Daily Maverick] The last time atmospheric carbon dioxide matched present-day levels, Earth's oceans were remarkably high. It's a warning to act, ground-breaking international research on the Cape coasts reveals.

Angola: No Maritime Incident Reported Countrywide

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:30:19 GMT

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan Maritime and Port Institute (Impa) has had no records of any accident in Angola's maritime space in recent years, considering navigation in national waters to be safe.

Sudan: The Nile River Led to Khartoum's Growth, but Now Threatens the City

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:05:41 GMT

[The Conversation Africa] Over the past few weeks, floods - following exceptionally heavy rains - have hit Sudan. Many parts of the country have been affected though it has been particularly destructive in Khartoum, the capital city.

Africa: Africa Can Revive 2020 As an Ocean Super-Year

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 08:50:09 GMT

[ISS] This was meant to be the ocean's year. Four high-level United Nations meetings and a web of international conventions on biodiversity, sustainable development and climate change were meant to secure agreement among states on better ocean policies.

Nigeria: Maritime Agency, Air Force to Deploy Assets for Deep Blue Project

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 08:47:04 GMT

[This Day] The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has disclosed that the air assets acquired under the Deep Blue Project, also called the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, domiciled at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) are set for deployment by the Nigerian Air Force in support of the federal government's maritime security effort.

Kenya: Thousands of Fish Killed in River Tana's Environmental Disaster

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:33:19 GMT

[Nation] More than 1,000 fish of different varieties have died in one of the biggest environmental catastrophies to hit the River Tana.

Ethiopia: The Ignored Positive Contributions of GERD to Safer Climate

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:00:55 GMT

[Ethiopian Herald] Hydropower, which generates electricity through falling water, is Ethiopia's the most valued a renewable resource and accounts for more than 43 billion MW of electricity generation capacity. Unfortunately, this potential has not yet been fully utilized. Ethiopia's current power generation capacity is 4,300 MW and more than 80 percent of it is from water and the rest are from wind, solar and thermal. This clearly shows that hydropower is and will be the backbone of Ethiopia's energy-hungry economy of the co

Nigeria: Navy Deploys Eight Ships, Others to Curb Maritime Crimes

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 05:13:15 GMT

[This Day] Abuja and Warri -- The Nigerian Navy in the Niger Delta region yesterday commenced a sea exercise aimed at enforcing the use of Automatic Identification System (AIS) by vessels operating in the region's waterways.

Ethiopia: Living Proof for Making the Dead Alive - the Case of Lake Haramaya

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:38:57 GMT

[Ethiopian Herald] Human being's ill-advised intervention with nature and ineffective mistreatment of resources has so far been causing losses of the vital natural resources, water and soil, which will definitely leave the future of the next generation in severe peril.

Namibia: Naute Dam Employment Dispute Resolved

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:28:30 GMT

[New Era] Keetmanshoop -- The //Kharas region's political leadership has intervened in a labour standoff at the Naute Dam, which is run by the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida), following allegations that people from the south were being overlooked in the hiring of seasonal workers.

Namibia: Over 80 Marine Graduates Jobless

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:50:36 GMT

[Namibian] SOME 83 graduates in fisheries and acquatic sciences from the University of Namibia's Sam Nujoma campus near Henties Bay cannot find jobs.

South Africa: Insanitary Tradition of Fouling Cape Town's Seas

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:09:25 GMT

[New Frame] A look at the history of sewage outfalls in the bays around the city shows that residents have been complaining since the first one was completed in 1905. And as now, their concerns were ignored.

Ethiopia: Diplomacy Casts GERD in a Positive Light in Germany, Europe

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:41:55 GMT

[Ethiopian Herald] The meticulous diplomatic activities that have been carried out to promote Ethiopia's principled stance in the fair utilization of Nile waters have borne fruit in brining favorable attitude to GERD among Germans and other Europeans at large, the ambassador stated.

Africa: A Sailboat, Made Partially From Flip-Flops, Takes On Africa's Biggest Lake

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:23:24 GMT

[UNEP] Early last year a Dhow a traditional East African sailing vessel - travelled over 500km south down the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania, calling in at nearly a half-dozen ports along the way.

Africa: Streaming a Message - Flipflopi to Sail Across Lake Victoria in Another Historic Journey

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:11:16 GMT

[UNEP] The Flipflopi, the world's first sailing boat (dhow) made entirely from plastic waste collected from towns and beaches in Kenya, is headed to Lake Victoria to raise awareness of the pollution plaguing the region's most critical freshwater ecosystem