June 10

• Somali Cabinet Clarifies Position On Territorial Waters

  Sabahi

  Somalia's cabinet has re-iterated its claim to waters 200 nautical miles from its shores, including the continental shelf, according to a statement issued through the office of... Read more »

• West African States to Unite Against Piracy

  Daily Trust

  West African heads of state will meet, maybe as soon as this month, to adopt a code to fight growing piracy in their coastal waters that would include use of arrests, prosecutions... Read more »

• Privatizing River Basins Is Counterproductive - Prof Marley

  Daily Trust

  Managing Director of Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority (NRBDA) Professor Paul Marley has called on the federal government to have a rethink on its plan to privatize... Read more »

June 7

• New U.S.$56.6 Million Kilindini Berth Ready, Says Kenya Ports Authority

  The Star

  Addressing journalists at the Kenya Ports Authority offices, Managing Director Gichiri Ndua said the project waiting commissioning before it becomes fully operational. Read more »

• Esau Condemns Dumping of Fish

  New Era

  The days when fishing companies could dump unwanted catches at sea with impunity could become a thing of the past. Read more »

• Hold Your Horses

  Namibia Economist

  On 5 June 2013 Mr. Matti Amukwa, Chairman of the Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations, issued a statement in response to recent media pronouncements by Mr. Barnabas... Read more »

• Matala Dam Boosts Southern Region Development

  ANGOP

  The conclusion and rehabilitation works of Matala hydroelectric dam in southern Huila province will boost the development of Read more »

• Somali Federal Govt Clarifies Its Position On Territorial Waters

  Shabelle

  In its weekly meeting the council of ministers issued the following statement on the issue of Somali territorial waters: Read more »

• Envoy Decries Number of Nigerians Drowning En-Route to Spain

  Daily Trust

  Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria's envoy to Spain, has decried the increasing number of Nigerians who got drowned trying to cross the ocean to Spain for greener pastures. Read more »

June 6

• Fish Consumers Fear for Their Lives

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  Fish consumers in the Western Region, on Monday, expressed fear over the revelation that fishmongers in Axim use formalin, the chemical used for embalming corpses, for fish... Read more »

• Lake Victoria Conservation Programme Bears Fruit

  Daily News

  THE Lake Victoria Environmental Management Programme Phase Two (LVEMP 2) has positively increased the lake's water level from 1,139.98 metres during 2012 to 1,333.60 metres this... Read more »

• Govt Seeks Win-Win Relations With Egypt

  ERTA

  The Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a press release that the comments of Egyptians politicians these past days have been unhelpful to the win-win relations Ethiopia and... Read more »

• Foreign Policy Remains Firm On Promoting Mutual Benefit and Cooperation

  Ethiopia Government

  A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Spokesperson yesterday (June 5th) underlined that Ethiopia has been consistent in its policy of promoting a foreign policy based... Read more »

• Fund-Raising Gala for the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Held in Geneva

  Ethiopia Government

  The Ethiopian Permanent Mission in Geneva and the Committee for the Coordination of Support in Switzerland held a gala to raise funds for the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)... Read more »

June 5

• Landgrabbing to Provide Horn of Africa With Electricity

  IPS

  Ethiopia's long-term hydropower strategy is proving to be both a source of economic sustenance and contention. In becoming Africa's leading power exporter through the construction... Read more »

• Politicians Propose Ways to Sabotage Ethiopian Dam Project

  VOA

  Egyptian politicians have proposed ways to sabotage an Ethiopian dam project in talks that were televised live without the politicians' knowledge. Read more »

• No Need for Egypt to Worry About the Renaissance Dam - Minister

  ERTA

  Ethiopia's Minister for Water and Energy, Alemayehu Tegenu, has repeated that there is no reason for Egypt to worry about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Read more »

• Egypt to Form National Council for Water Security

  Aswat Masriya

  The Egyptian presidency is going to form a national council for water security, reported a local newspaper on Wednesday. Read more »

• Confidential "National Security" Dialogue Goes Viral in Egypt

  Aswat Masriya

  Once upon a time a confidential dialogue between President Mohamed Mursi and politicians on a national security issue was aired live without prior notice to the participants or the... Read more »

• Sudan Committed to Nile Waters Agreement With Egypt - Official

  Aswat Masriya

  Sudan is committed to the Nile waters agreement with Egypt, a high profile Sudanese official said on Wednesday stressing that cooperation is the only means in the case of any... Read more »

• Parly Raises Concern Over Dam Completion Delays

  The Herald

  DELAYS in completion of several dam projects have been attributed to lack of adequate capacity by contractors, awarding numerous contracts to one contractor and lack of adequate... Read more »

• Ethiopians in UK Reaffirm Commitment to Dam

  ERTA

  Ethiopians in the UK rededicated themselves to supporting the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) at the 22nd anniversary of May 28 Victory, a day on which... Read more »

• IFP Calls On Mec to Intervene in Mooi River Strike [press release]

  IFP

  IFP Caucus Chairperson of the uMgungundlovu District Municipality, Cllr Mbongeni E Madlala, has called for an urgent intervention by MEC of Co-operative Governance and Traditional... Read more »

• Assecaa Conference Creates Forum to Clarify Gerd Issues - Speaker of Hof

  ERTA

  Speaker of the House of Federation Kassa Tekleberhan said on Monday the Seventh Conference of the Association of Senates, Shura and Equivalent Councils in Africa and the Arab... Read more »

June 4

• Egypt Warns Against Loss of Nile Water to Ethiopian Dam

  VOA

  Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has warned he will not allow a large Ethiopian dam project to reduce his country's share of water from the Nile River. Read more »