Shem Oirere is a Kenyan journalist who previously worked for daily newspapers as a general news correspondent, business reporter and sub-editor before turning to full-time freelancing. For the more than 20 years, he has covered various sectors of Africa’s economy including agriculture, food processing, and maritime industries. A graduate of the University of South Africa, he has traveled within and outside Africa covering various industry events that have a bearing on the continent’s economy on behalf of different international consumer and trade publications. He currently lives in Nairobi, Kenya.
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June 26, 2026
Nairobi, Kenya-based financial services firm Equity Group Holdings has signed an agreement with global consulting firm MicroSave Consulting (MSC), aiming to enhance financial inclusion and gender equity in East Africa's fisheries sector.
The agreement specifically focuses on increasing the availability of technology and improving the data-backed decision-making capabilities of small- and medium-sized aquaculture operations across multiple… Read More
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June 19, 2026
Saudi Fisheries Company (SFC) has been awarded over SAR 1.6 million (USD 431,000, EUR 370,000) in a case against Oman-based Ocean Fish Company (OFC) concerning the breach of a commercial fish supply contract.
In the contract, OFC, upon payment of advance cash, could purchase SFC-produced fish products, sell them, calculate the profit margin, and then transfer that sum to SFC.
According to SFC, Ocean Fish “failed to fulfill the agreed-upon… Read More
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June 17, 2026
Fifteen governments signed the Mombasa Declaration at the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya, committing to implement measures that promote transparency in the sector and step up the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Government representatives from countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific attending the conference committed their countries to pursue transparency reforms such as… Read More
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June 17, 2026
A new report found Africa’s aquafeed usage rose 27.5 percent in 2025, making the continent one of the fastest-growing markets for aquafeed in the world.
The report, titled “2026 Alltech Agri-Food Outlook” and compiled by U.S.-based agricultural products firm Alltech, found that after several relatively stagnant years, Africa's aquaculture feed market expanded by 466,000 metric tons (MT) last year, with Egypt topping the list by country… Read More
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June 16, 2026
The entire board of directors at Oman Fisheries Company (OFC), which is Oman's largest publicly traded seafood firm, has resigned under the pressure of a worsening internal liquidity crisis.
Explaining the rationale behind the decision, the board, chaired by Mohamed Hamad Masrori, cited unwillingness of company shareholders – including the Omani government, which owns a 24 percent stake in the firm – "to provide urgently required financial… Read More
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June 11, 2026
Ivory Coast has begun implementing a fisheries and aquaculture project that aims to increase annual farmed fish output to 35,000 metric tons (MT) and reduce imports, which are currently relied upon for up to 80 percent of domestic supply, making the nation one of West Africa's top net seafood importers.
Aiding in the increased aquaculture output goal, the project aims to enhance the development of broodstock and establish hatcheries, commercial… Read More
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June 9, 2026
Plans for the development of an NAD 2.5 billion (USD 152.9 million, EUR 131.5 million) Atlantic salmon farm in Namibia have inched closer to reality, as partners of the consortium behind the undertaking recently signed a share underwriting agreement.
At the end of a seminar on Namibia's burgeoning salmon industry held in Bergen, Norway, representatives from Namibia Atlantic Salmon Holding (NASH), the project's holding company; the African… Read More
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June 4, 2026
Egypt has received approval to export its farmed fish products to the E.U., marking the first time Egypt has gained approval to ship its aquaculture products to the bloc and providing the North African nation with a vote of confidence in the quality of its aquaculture production.
Egypt's National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) largely attributed the approval, which is expected to take effect in the third quarter of 2026, to investments made in… Read More
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May 22, 2026
Global nonprofit watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the killing of fishers in Mozambique's province of Cabo Delgado and urged the government to allow and fully support a transparent investigation into the incident that happened in mid-March.
HRW said at least 13 fishermen were killed by the country's navy personnel. The government claims the incident happened when security targeted the fishers while enforcing measures intended to… Read More
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May 13, 2026
Saudi Fisheries Company (SFC) has been given the greenlight from the Saudi Arabian Capital Markets Authority to raise SAR 340 million (USD 89.9 million, EUR 76.5 million) through a rights issuance as the seafood firm pursues additional measures in turning around its poor financial performance.
In a recent statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange, SFC said it received the approval after "the company fulfilled all the observations and requirements… Read More
