11-0! Harambee Starlets Make Mince Meat of Seychelles in La Olympics Qualifier
Capital FM
The national women's football team Harambee Starlets swept aside Seychelles 11-0 at the Nyayo National Stadium on Thursday afternoon in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games… Read more »
The Late Arrivals
IPS
A reflection on kinship, memory, and what the Earth has always been trying to tell us. Read more »
'The Price of a Narrow Metric - Why Vulnerability Must Count'
IPS
From a distance, an island nation can appear to possess everything: pristine waters, a thriving tourism industry and a strong cultural identity. Its income figures may suggest… Read more »
How Uganda Railways Built and Lost the Lake Victoria Highway
Independent (Kampala)
For a landlocked country, Uganda once had a railway that did not end at the shoreline. At Port Bell and Jinja, railway tracks ran to the water. Read more »
Marine Police Warn Lake Victoria Users Against Travelling Without Life Jackets
Nile Post
The South East Zonal Commander of the Marine Police, Kosea Stephen Okiria, has warned people using water transport to stop travelling on the water without life jackets. Read more »
Basketball - First Bank Battle Debutants Victoria Queens in Final 8 Opener
Daily Trust
Nine-time winners First Bank will kick off their NBBF/Zenith Bank Women's Basketball League Final 8 campaign by squaring up against debutants Victoria Queens on Tuesday at the… Read more »
The BBNJ Agreement - From Paper to Protection - the Real Test for Global Ocean Governance
IPS
After decades in which the high seas were too often treated as a distant frontier--vast, ownerless and beyond meaningful protection--the High Seas Treaty entered into force on 17… Read more »
Museveni Rules Out Fuel Transport On Lake Victoria, Fears Oil Spill
Independent (Kampala)
President Yoweri Museveni has ruled out the transportation of petroleum products across Lake Victoria, warning that an accident involving a fuel vessel could contaminate one of… Read more »
Tonnes of Fishing Gear and Plastic Are Washing Up On Seychelles Beaches. We Tracked Where It Was Coming From [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Vast quantities of plastic and fishing gear are washing up along the shores of the Seychelles, destroying fragile ecosystems and causing significant economic problems. Read more »