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 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
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March 19, 2026
Officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have unveiled a new plan of action detailing how the Middle Eastern country intends to build on recent achievements to expand its wild fish stocks and improve the sustainability of its marine fisheries.
With the launch of the “Hamdan bin Zayed: The World’s Richest Seas” initiative by the Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi (EAD), the UAE has kicked off a plan to create more sustainable marine sites… Read More
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February 25, 2026
Tanzania has launched a USD 117 million (EUR 99 million) World Bank-funded fisheries and aquaculture project that aims to increase the country's seafood output and reduce the sector's post-harvest losses.
The “Scaling-Up Sustainable Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture Management” (TASFAM) project, which has been in the works since May 2025, was launched in early February. The project will roll out over five years, and according to a brief from… Read More
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February 24, 2026
The West African country of Guinea-Bissau has banned the production of fishmeal and fish oil as concerns mount over the overfishing of small pelagics.
Guinea-Bissau Fisheries and Maritime Economy Minister Virginia Pires Correia, one of 23 ministers appointed under President Horta N'tam who was sworn in last November, said the nation will “adopt immediate corrective measures in order to suspend, restrict, and stop the production activity of… Read More
