More than 600 families at Kipeta village in Sumbawanga District are facing serious food shortage caused by insufficient rains. Read more »
Several fish species in Lake Victoria will become extinct if measures are not taken to correct environmental damage of the lake, researchers say. Read more »
The future of over 30 million people hangs in the balance following resurgence of water hyacinth which has invaded over five acres of water in Kisumu halting fishing and other ... Read more »
With a high unemployment rate, fishing is one of the few options left for Sierra Leonean youth . But pirate fishers and an uninterested government are threatening their livelihood. Read more »
Seven suspected pirates were apprehended before their boat was destroyed by forces from the EU Naval ship, ITS San Giusto. The suspects were intercepted after the counter-piracy ... Read more »
In recent years, conservationists have repeatedly warned of dwindling stocks in the West Africa Marine Ecoregion stretching from Mauritania to Guinea. Most point to over-fishing by ... Read more »
The border dispute on the lake between Malawi and Tanzania is partly related to the unconfirmed but promising potential for huge oil and gas reserves under its shores. Perhaps more ... Read more »
Despite Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete's insistence on a peaceful resolution to the Lake Nyasa dispute, tension continues to rise as elders dispute Malawi's claim of ownership ... Read more »
A government issued moratorium on foreign fishing contracts has provided a visible boost to Senegal's fishing communities. Read more »
President Jakaya Kikwete and his Malawian counterpart Joyce Banda have said the two countries will never go to war with each other and called for patience as a joint committee ... Read more »
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