AllAfrica News: Oceans and Rivers

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Over 10,700 tons of fish were harvested from Lake Nigat, a massive artificial reservoir formed by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, in the concluded Ethiopian fiscal year, according to Benishangul-Gumuz Region Agriculture Bureau.

[African Arguments] On 16-18 June in Mombasa, the Our Ocean Conference met on African soil for the first time, and over 100 governments, businesses and civil society organisations announced 320 new commitments valued at $6.4 billion to advance ocean conservation, sustainable fisheries, climate resilience and the blue economy. I have sat in enough such rooms to know the applause ...

[Nile Post] Leaders and fishing communities in Mpigi District have challenged the government to review new regulations imposed on Lake Victoria, arguing that some of the restrictions have gone beyond fighting illegal fishing and are instead threatening the survival of local fishermen.

[This Day] A top official of one of the International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria has called for urgent conversion of recent oil and gas Executive Orders to legislation, warning that failure to do that will lead to the country losing the next wave of deepwater investment to faster, more competitive West African frontiers.

[ISS] Deep-sea mining is no longer just an environmental or economic issue - it is also an emerging maritime security challenge.