August 02

• Parents Cautioned After Two Girls Drown in R. Akagera

  New Times

  Parents and guardians living near water bodies should monitor the movement of children to avoid cases of drowning. The call was made by the Mayor of Bugesera District, Louis... Read more »

July 31

• Transport Boost for Lake Victora Ferries

  The Star

  Cargo advanced stage to relocate destined its inland depot nearer to for the Lake Victoria from Uganda, Tanzania and Kibos office. Other countries that passes KPA public relations... Read more »

• Tanga - When Seashore Is Littered With Human Waste

  Daily News

  AT Mnyanjani Village, a remote location in Mzingani Ward in Tanga City, women scrap fish to remove fish scales in readiness for preparation of lunch. Read more »

July 30

• West African Countries Urged to Fight Against Piracy

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Rear Admiral Geofrey Mawuli Biekro has called for cooperation among Western African Countries to effectively clamp down on threats posed by pirates... Read more »

• Anglo Coal Set to Poison the Waterberg [analysis]

  SACSIS

  An unholy alliance has come together on a Limpopo farm within the Waterberg District, about 60km from the town of Lephalale and a short drive from the border with Botswana. Read more »

July 29

• Three Feared Dead in Boat Accident

  The Star

  THREE fishermen drowned when their boat capsized in Lake Victoria off Matoso beach in Nyatike district at the weekend. Read more »

July 27

• KMA Hires Machine to Cut Hyacinth

  The Star

  The Kenya Maritime Authority has hired a machine to remove the water hyacinth in Lake victoria. The machine, which has been hired from the National Water Conservation and Pipeline... Read more »

July 26

• EU Warships Conduct Friendly Visits With Regional Seafarers [press release]

  EU Navfor

  Whilst patrolling the seas off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden, EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta warships often visit regional cargo and fishing... Read more »

• Bid to Save Mara River Basin Ecosystem

  The Star

  THE Mara River Basin ecosystem is faced with various challenges which are threatening the continued existence of wildlife, water resources and human beings. Read more »

July 24

• Water Affairs Moves On Unlawful Water Use in Vaal River System [press release]

  SA Govt

  The Department of Water Affairs is making good progress in efforts to eradicate unlawful irrigation in the Vaal River System by 2014. The focused effort and intervention has... Read more »

• Spanish Fishing Company Settles Dispute

  AIM

  The Spanish fishing company Inpesca has settled a dispute over allegations of illegal fishing in Mozambican waters. Read more »

July 23

• Concerted Efforts Needed to Curb Dwindling Fish Stocks

  Daily News

  FISHERIES experts and marine scientists say stocks of fish and other aquatic life are dwindling at alarming rates in most of the country's water bodies. Read more »

July 22

• Volta River Basin Needs New Water Strategy - Study

  AlertNet

  New water management strategies will be needed to ensure sufficient water supplies in West Africa's Volta River Basin, a region likely to be hard hit by climate change, researchers... Read more »

July 19

• Region Acts to Protect Forests, Shipping

  AlertNet

  West and Central African leaders are to put in place a joint security force with the aim of better protecting the Congo Basin's forest resources and combating pirate attacks in the... Read more »

• Can Oil and Water Mix in Malawi?

  IRIN

  Civil society's shorthand for Malawi's drive to expand its extractive resource sector is T2 - "trouble or treasure". Read more »

• Mec Mchunu Handed Over the Tugela River Vehicle Bridge to an Overjoyed Sahlume Community [press release]

  SA Govt

  KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr Willies Mchunu, today handed over a R24.5 million vehicle bridge to a delighted Sahlume community in the Uthukela... Read more »

July 18

• Egypt Calls for Tripartite Meeting On Renaissance Dam

  Egypt Online

  The newly appointed Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdul Motileb said that the two ministers of irrigation of Sudan and Ethiopia would be invited anew to visit... Read more »

• Dam Sparks Off Debate

  The Star

  STAKEHOLDERS in Isiolo yesterday opposed the construction of a dam on Ewaso Nyiro river until an independent environmental impact assessment is done. Read more »

July 17

• Building Homes, Building Resilience [press release]

  IFRC

  The Niger River had always been generous to Issa Adoza, providing the 68-year-old with tilapia to feed his eight children and water during the rainy season to help his crops to... Read more »

• Fishing Rights Allocation Process (frap) in Full Steam [press release]

  SA Govt

  Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries today published the 2013 General Policy on the Allocation and Management of Fishing Rights... Read more »

• Irrigation Minister Pledges to Accomplish Renaissance Dam File

  Egypt Online

  New Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdul Motaleb said the coming period will witness intensive efforts between the ministries of irrigation and foreign affairs... Read more »

July 15

• Nile Power Shifts Away From Egypt

  VOA

  Before the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi was ousted as president earlier this month, his government was planning to catch up on overdue negotiations with nine upstream... Read more »

July 14

• Grand Renaissance Dam Symbolizes Ethiopian Peoples' Unity

  ERTA

  Besides symbolizing the unity of Ethiopian nations, nationalities and peoples, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ensures the mutual interests of neighbouring nations, Speaker of... Read more »

• Resolve Lake Malawi Wrangle By September 30 - Joyce Banda Tells Mediation Team

  Malawi News Agency

  President Dr. Joyce Banda on Sunday told Forum of Former Heads of State and Government that is mediating the Lake Malawi wrangle between Malawi and Tanzania to speed up the... Read more »

July 13

• Heavy Pollution in Eldoret Choking Up River Sosiani

  The Star

  River Sosiani in Eldoret which is the main source of water in the town is drying of excessive pollution. Environment experts have warned that the river which cuts across the town... Read more »