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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Nigerian quick-service restaurant chain Tantalizers has acquired Lagos-based fishing company DanBethel Marine Services, carrying out part of its long-term strategic growth plan of venturing into the seafood market and away from a sole focus on fast-food services.
A Tantalizers statement published on the Nigeria Exchange (NGX) said the acquisition was driven by an analysis of emerging consumer trends, especially “the increasing demand and
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced it is doling out a EUR 24.6 million (USD 25.9 million) loan to the West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire in order to spur growth within its fisheries and aquaculture industries.
The bank’s board of directors approved the loan in late 2024 specifically to support the goals outlined in Cote d’Ivoire’s 2022-2026 National Policy for the Development of Livestock, Fisheries,
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AD Ports Group, a United Arab Emirates-based port development firm, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Somalia’s Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy to help the East African country increase the output of its marine fisheries.
The agreement aims to make upgrades to Somalia’s port infrastructure, and integrate the infrastructure with existing and planned seafood-processing plants, according to a statement by AD Ports
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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was recently elected president of Namibia after making several promises during her campaign to bolster the nation’s fishing industry.
Nandi-Ndaitwah will succeed Nangolo Mbumba, becoming Namibia’s fifth president and the country’s first female to hold the position.
The road to victory for Nandi-Ndaitwah was paved with numerous commitments to the Namibian fishing industry, including a pledge to effectively
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Civil society groups are pushing political leaders in Ghana to commit to more transparency in an effort to tackle illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, especially by unauthorized foreign fishing vessels operating in Ghanaian waters.
The Coalition for Fisheries Transparency (CFT), which is composed of several global civil society organizations, said Ghana has done little to make fishing information public, which has opened
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Senegal’s Atlantic Ocean purse-seine tuna fishery has secured Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first fishery in West Africa – a region where over 40 percent of the world’s illegal fishing occurs – and the fourth across the continent to achieve the credential.
“West African Atlantic fisheries are among the world’s most productive but are increasingly threatened by high fishing
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Fish stocks in Africa’s Lake Kariba, which include tilapia, bream, catfish, and more, currently suffer from overfishing and increasing pressures from climate change.
To alleviate the pressing issue, Zambia and Zimbabwe need to harmonize their respective policies on managing the lake’s fishery and push for more aquaculture operations to ease the strain currently placed on wild stocks, according to Zimbabwe Director of Fisheries and
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The potential of Morocco’s aquaculture industry has attracted the attention of the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), which recently organized a training session in Fes, Morocco, where it hosted fish farmers and possible investors in the sector and espoused the benefits of producing tilapia in the North African country using U.S. feed ingredients.
The USGC – a Washington, D.C., U.S.A.-based nonprofit that aims to develop export markets for
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