December 02, 2022
South Africa: 'Durban Beaches Safe' - South African News Briefs - December 2, 2022
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November 29, 2022
South Africa: Court Reserves Judgment in Oil Giant's Seismic Survey Case #AfricaClimateCrisis
The Eastern Cape High Court has reserved judgment in the leave to appeal application by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Impact Africa and Shell, Engineering News… Read more »
South Africa: Green Hydrogen Summit Opens in Cape Town - South African News Briefs - November 29. 2022
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November 23, 2022
South Africa: Oil Giant Shell Returns to Court in New Bid to Push for Seismic Survey #AfricaClimateCrisis
Despite a massive outcry, oil giant Shell has not given up its hopes of seeking to conduct a seismic survey off the ecologically sensitive Wild Coast. Authorisation granted by the… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Kenya: Decline in Livestock Prices, Rise in Food Prices Haunt Kenyans #AfricaClimateCrisis
The National Drought Management Authority reports that the drought condition in the country has continued to deteriorate as several parts of the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs)… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls Reportedly Risks Losing World Heritage Site Status from UN
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has warned that plans by the governments of Zimbabwe and Zambia for the development of a golf… Read more »
June 03, 2022
South Africa: Battle Between Small-Scale Fishers and Oil Giants a Prelude to Greater Environmental Struggle #AfricaClimateCrisis
The David and Goliath battle of climate activists against plans by Shell has resumed in South Africa. The case, which in February 2022 saw the High Court in Makhanda dismiss… Read more »
January 14, 2022
South Africa: Another Seismic Survey Legal Battle Looms for South Africa #AfricaClimateCrisis
Environmental activists are preparing for another legal battle against a planned seismic survey. This comes less than a month after the Makhanda High Court granted an interdict… Read more »
December 28, 2021
South Africa: Win for Fishing Communities as Court Pauses Oil Giant's Seismic Scanning
An interdict against seismic scanning by oil giant Shell has been granted by the Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda, IOL reports. This puts the oil giant's fuel exploration… Read more »
November 19, 2021
South Africa: Oil Giant Capitalising on 'Loophole' to Pursue Hazardous Seismic Scanning #AfricaClimateCrisis
A 2014 government decision to grant oil giant Shell permission to pursue seismic scanning of an area situated over 20km off the Eastern Cape coast has resulted in a cascade of… Read more »
July 19, 2021
Africa: Africa Is Calling For A Global Plastic Treaty. Will The World Listen?
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), considers pollution as one of three threats our planet is facing, along with the climate crisis and the loss of nature. Among all… Read more »
February 16, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: Scores Die in Congo River Boat Accident
At least 60 people died when a passenger barge carrying more than 700 people sank on the Congo river at night, Reuters reports. Read more »
October 26, 2020
Africa: African Union Seeks to Seize Initiative Over Nile Dam Talks
Days after President Donald Trump accused Ethiopia of breaking a deal he had negotiated over Egypt's rights to water from the Nile, the African Union is kick-starting renewed… Read more »
September 16, 2020
Kenya: How This Kenya Fishing Co-Op Went From Treading Water to Riding Waves
When Etabo Lopeyo Lotonia was attacked by a crocodile while fishing in Lake Turkana, members of his social enterprise group put aside all the day's tasks to ensure he received… Read more »
June 06, 2019
Africa: Cut Fishing Subsidies and Save Marine Life, Says Trade Talks Chief
International trade agreements not only free up opportunities for fairer trade and development among nations – negotiations now under way at the World Trade Organization… Read more »
May 22, 2019
East Africa: Marine-Based 'Blue Economies' Offer Massive Potential
Developing ocean-based resources in areas such as fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, transport and ports, mining and energy, could generate U.S. $20.8 billion a year for the… Read more »
November 26, 2018
Africa: What You Need to Know About Africa's Blue Economy
The Blue Economy is about all activities that make sure we use the ocean sustainably while pursuing economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, and a healthy ocean, says the… Read more »
June 12, 2018
South Africa: Shocking Video Shows Fishermen Laughing as They Beat, Stab Seal Pup
Graphic cell phone video footage circulating on social media shows a seal pup being beaten by a pair of fisherman, HeraldLive reports. Read more »
March 16, 2016
Africa: Too Many Boats Are Chasing Too Few Fish
Some market women milled around on a sweltering Monday afternoon at the Elmina fishing harbor near the port city of Cape Coast, in the central region of Ghana. Others sat chatting… Read more »
September 02, 2014
Africa: Need to Create Jobs? Try Agriculture
The agriculture sector is more effective than the oil and gas sectors not only at creating jobs but boosting growth says, the Africa Progress Panel and Sipho Moyo of One during a… Read more »
March 18, 2014
Somalia: Piracy Declines Dramatically, Report Insurers
Somali piracy could be eliminated within a few years if foreign navies continue their patrols off the country's coast, reports a major insurance company. Read more »
April 03, 2013
Malawi: Malawian President Seeks Clarity On Border Dispute From International Court
President Joyce Banda has said that Malawi will urgently take the border dispute with Tanzania to the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) after claiming the intervention by… Read more »
May 15, 2012
Somalia: European Military Launches Air Raid On Pirates
European Union military forces carried out an air raid on what they called "pirate equipment" on the coast of Somalia on Tuesday. Read more »
May 07, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Hijack Two More Ships
Pirates continue to seize cargo ships in the Gulf of Aden, the latest targets being Dutch and German vessels. Read more »
April 11, 2009
Somalia: Pirates in New Hijacking In Gulf of Aden
American merchant ship captains have called for harsh action against Somali pirates, even as an American-owned tug was seized Saturday in the Gulf of Aden. Read more »