Shem Oirere

Zambia and Kyrgyzstan have been picked to benefit from a program spearheaded by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) aimed at boosting the aquatic production of landlocked countries. The four-year USD 3.9 million (EUR 3.4 million) “Sustainable Fish Value Chains… Read More

Namibia is reforming the structure of its fisheries and aquaculture management to cut on expenditures, according to the nation's president. However, the reorganization announcement comes shortly after recently-appointed Fisheries Minister Mac-Albert Hengari  – who had only been on the… Read More

The government of Zimbabwe has concluded public consultations on a new bill seeking to streamline the regulation and management of the Southern African nation’s fisheries, as well as standardizing fish production and handling procedures in its aquaculture operations. The Zimbabwean Fisheries… Read More

Madagascar reported a decrease in its shrimp exports for 2024, following trends that other shrimp-producing countries experienced last year.

Malagasy Minister of Fisheries and the Blue Economy Paubert Mahatante said the island nation’s value of shrimp exports dropped from USD 26.6 million (EUR 23.4 million) in 2023 to USD 22.5 million (EUR 19.8 million) in 2024. In tandem with the drop in value, the country also reported a 17 percent dip

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The growth of Egypt’s aquaculture industry and, therefore, the country’s seafood consumption have been hampered by high inflation, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

According to a recent USDA analysis of Egypt’s aquaculture market, surging inflation is the main reason for a 45 percent increase in fish and seafood prices between 2022 and 2024 that has suppressed Egypt’s fish consumption per capita by

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Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania, and Zambia have jointly unveiled a USD 14.5 million (EUR 13.3 million) project to evaluate and tackle threats to the biodiversity of Lake Tanganyika.

The “Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Land Management, and Enhanced Water Security in Lake Tanganyika Basin” project, unveiled in late February and financed by multilateral environmental fund Global Environment

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Despite a recent change of government in the West African country of Ghana, Norway has reiterated its ongoing commitment to supporting Ghana’s marine fisheries and aquaculture growth strategy. Since 2019, the Norwegian government has offered support to the Ghanaian Fisheries Commission,… Read More

Uganda’s proposed plan to restock fish populations in the nation’s lakes and rivers has been met with criticism from fisheries organizations and some members of the Ugandan parliament (MPs) who insist the program fails to address the real causes of fish depletion in the nation’s fisheries.

The Ugandan Parliamentary Budget Committee is seeking the support of MPs to allocate UGX 23 billion (USD 6.2 million, EUR 5.8 million)

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Kenya’s government has announced plans to repeal and replace the country’s fisheries act soon after it shelved contentious aquaculture licensing regulations.

The East African nation’s existing Fisheries Management and Development Act, originally introduced in 2016, has been criticized for, among other issues, a lack of clarity regarding how the national government and the 47 counties in the nation should delegate and manage

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Liberian President Joseph Boakai has suspended Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) Emma Glassco and directed that a probe be launched into allegations of corruption at the government agency.

According to the president, Glassco’s suspension was “due to managerial and financial inefficiencies and insulting behavior.”

“This conduct, considered unbecoming of a public official, was

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