AllAfrica News: Oceans and Rivers

Tanzania: Two to Three Accidents Occur Daily in Lake Victoria - Officer

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:54:02 GMT

[Daily News] AN average of two to three accidents occur daily in Lake Victoria (Tanzania) every day and cost lives, a rescue officer has said.

Kenya: Risky Boat Rides to School for Baringo Learners As Lake Water Floods Roads

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:07:58 GMT

[Nation] For learners at Loruk Primary and Loruk Secondary schools in Baringo County, it is a gamble between risking lives to get education or missing school altogether.

Seychelles: Seychelles Marks Out New Fish Processing Zone for Private Industry

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:36:15 GMT

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' government has demarcated a first area of land to be used solely as a fish processing zone, where industrial fish processing and related projects will be centrally located.

Namibia: Amazing Albatrosses - 'Scarecrows' Cut Seabird Deaths By 98%

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:07:18 GMT

[RFI] Conservationists and fishermen in Namibia have reduced the accidental deaths of seabirds including endangered albatrosses, from up to 30,000 per year more than a decade ago, to just 215 at the last count: and it's all down to the simplest of bird scarers.

Liberia: Nafaa Inspection Team Arrests Illegal Ghanaian Fishermen in Grand Kru

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:23:13 GMT

[LINA] Pleebo -- The compliance and enforcement team of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), has arrested several illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishermen, comprising mainly Ghanaians.

Mozambique: Illegal Fishing Declines in Bazaruto National Park

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:06:44 GMT

[AIM] Maputo -- The administration of the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (PNAB), Mozambique's largest marine conservation area, has recorded a significant reduction in illegal fishing cases, by nearly half, in 2020 compared with the previous year.

Egypt: Water Crisis Extends Beyond Impact of Ethiopia's Nile Dam

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 09:57:15 GMT

[African Arguments] The long negotiations between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the terms under which the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be filled and operated have shown little sign so far of agreement.

South Africa: Water and Sanitation On Fake News Regarding Water Levels in Orange River System

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:57:15 GMT

[Govt of SA] The acting Provincial Head of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in the Northern Cape, Mr Kobus Streuders, says "the DWS is aware of fake news doing the rounds on social media regarding water levels in the Orange River system, in particular at the Upington Bridge and Keimoes area. Take note that the photographs and videos purported to be the current water levels are fake and were taken during the floods of 2011". Streuders further explained that "the correct readings at the Upington gauging stati

Kenya: Why Lake Victoria Fish Are Dying

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:54:31 GMT

[Nation] On Tuesday last week, William Onditu woke up early as usual, armed himself with nets and headed to Kiwa Beach to catch fish.

Kenya: What Next for Owners of Submerged Land in Baringo?

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:41:23 GMT

[Nation] When Lake Bogoria started rising and gobbling up its shores in 2013, Mr Joseph Kurere, a village elder, moved his parents to a higher ground in Majindege village.

Tanzania: Tpa Enlivens Economic Activities Around Lake Nyasa

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 06:43:04 GMT

[Daily News] IN the past, transportation on Lake Nyasa was risky. Not because of the lake itself, but vessels and ferries used to transport goods and passengers. The situation was affecting livelihoods of people living near the lake, both in Tanzania and neighbouring countries.

Africa: Nile Dam Talks Stall Again As Countries Disagree On AU Experts' Role

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:04:07 GMT

[East African] The African Union brokered negotiations over Ethiopia's Nile dam project ended without a breakthrough at the weekend as the three countries disagreed on the role of experts.

South Africa: Water and Sanitation On Rise of Water Levels in Vaal and Orange River Systems

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:44:55 GMT

[Govt of SA] Water Levels Continue to Rise in Vaal & Orange River Systems,

Uganda: Let's Get to Bottom of L. Victoria Fish Deaths

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:17:07 GMT

[Monitor] Yesterday's splash on Monitor newspaper's front page touched on the lives of aquatic animals, human beings and the country's economy in many ways.

Kenya: Ferry Tragedies Expose Weak Links in Safety of the Vessels

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:52:32 GMT

[Nation] Mr Philip Kioko has been using the Likoni Channel for the past 30 years, majority of the trips in his vehicle.

East Africa: Ethiopian Dam Negotiations in Deadlock

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:24:26 GMT

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A digital meeting of the Sudanese, Egyptian and Ethiopian ministers of Foreign Affairs and Water Resources yesterday failed to reach agreement on a formula to continue negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Zimbabwe: Govt Warns On Flooded Rivers

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:14:35 GMT

[The Herald] Government yesterday warned people against crossing flooded rivers following a number of incidents of people being swept away or marooned.

Sudan: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - Sudan 'Deeply Concerned'

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:30:49 GMT

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Yasir Abbas, has expressed "deep concern" over the Ethiopia's intention to proceed with the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the absence of bilateral talks this week before tomorrow's tripartite meeting.

Mozambique: New Legislation Protects Whale Sharks and Manta Rays

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:33:53 GMT

[AIM] Maputo -- New fishing legislation takes effect in Mozambique on Friday, offering full protection to whale sharks, manta rays and all species of mobula rays (also known as devil rays).

Namibia: Flooding in South 'Biggest Since the 90s'

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:11:31 GMT

[Namibian] The flooding of rivers and overflowing of dams in the southern parts of Namibia is said to be the biggest since the 1990s, as the country's third largest surface reservoir, the Naute Dam, was filled to 117,8% capacity yesterday morning.