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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April 29, 2026
Effective 21 April, Libya has suspended exports and re-exports of all forms of seafood for at least 90 days to grant the nation’s government time to reassess the structure of its domestic fisheries sector.
According to the Libyan Export Development Authority – a state agency that promotes the export of Libyan products and domestic producers’ access to global markets – the temporary ban is meant to “regulate Libyan exports of fisheries,… Read More
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April 27, 2026
Kenyan aquaculture firm Victory Farms has received a USD 15 million (EUR 12.7 million) mezzanine loan from African agribusiness investment firm AgDevCo for the expansion of its fish-farming operations in Eastern Africa.
AgDevCo said the loan complements a USD 4 million (EUR 3.4 million) investment it made in Victory Farms in 2021 and aims to support the company's continued expansion across the region, including “scaling existing operations in… Read More
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April 8, 2026
South African seafood firm Sea Harvest Group reported large spikes in revenue and operating profit in 2025.
In its latest financial report, the firm reported that its revenues reached record highs last year, totaling ZAR 8.7 billion (USD 531 million, EUR 455 million), compared to ZAR 7.2 billion (USD 440 million, EUR 376 million) in 2024. Its operating profit amounted to ZAR 1.3 billion (USD 79.4 million, EUR 68 million), compared to ZAR 580… Read More
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April 8, 2026
Ghana has launched Africa’s first Blue Food Innovation Hub in partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The hub, which will be overseen by the Ghanaian Chamber of Aquaculture in the nation’s capital of Accra, aims to bring together seafood value chain stakeholders such as researchers, investors, policymakers, and startups in a collaboration that aims to share knowledge on best farming practices, reduce losses, and attract more private… Read More
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April 3, 2026
The Tunisian government reported that there was a 239 percent increase in new aquaculture investments in 2025, including those targeting both the expansion and renovation of existing farm operations.
According to the latest statistical bulletin from the North African country’s Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency (APIA), the sector experienced an influx of investments worth TND 88.1 million (USD 30.2 million, EUR 26.1 million) last year,… Read More
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April 1, 2026
A lawsuit filed by environmental NGOs ClientEarth and Oceana, regarding Spain’s reluctance to investigate allegations that vessels owned by Spanish companies have engaged in illegal fishing off foreign coasts, has been appealed to the Spanish Supreme Court.
In April 2025, the two NGOs sued Spain for refusing to cooperate in investigations into illegal fishing activities allegedly committed by Spanish-owned fishing vessels off the coasts of… Read More
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March 31, 2026
Investments that the government of Oman has made into the nation’s aquaculture sector appear to be paying off, as farmed fish output in the country rose nearly 70 percent last year.
According to data from the Oman Department of Aquaculture Development, which operates under the nation’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, farmed fish output reached 9,240 metric tons (MT) in 2025, marking growth of 67.7 percent compared to… Read More
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March 31, 2026
A new report from Egyptian NGO Egyptwide claims actions undertaken by the Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) have worsened the living conditions of fishing communities in at least six fish-producing and -farming regions.
The report, titled “Troubled Waters: The Human Rights Cost of Military-led Enterprises in Egypt’s Fishing Sector,” asserts that since 2014, the role of the Egyptian military in the nation’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors has… Read More
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March 26, 2026
Heavy rains across East Africa have caused alarm over the possibility of a mass die-off of farmed Nile perch and tilapia in Lake Victoria.
The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) has warned that recent heavy rains may have caused dissolved oxygen levels in Lake Victoria to drop – a phenomenon that can be lethal to farmed fish species.
Therefore, KMFRI has issued an advisory to farmers operating the nearly 6,000 cages on the… Read More
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March 23, 2026
The Namibian government is seeking to recover the value of horse mackerel quotas granted to fishing firm Walu Fishing Investments after it accused the firm of a breach of contract.
The Southwest African nation of Namibia implemented a program for both the 2024 and 2025 fishing seasons in order to “safeguard jobs within the sector.” As part of the program, Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform allocated Walu quotas in… Read More
