News from the Blue Economy
News, Information and Stories of Africa’s Blue Economy
The Ghanaian tuna becomes the second African fishery to land an MSC certification in 2026, after the Namibia hake in January. [...]
Port of Abidjan registers an increase in cargo volumes, following in the footsteps of Morocco’s Tanger Med and Kenya’s Mombasa, Kisumu and Lamu ports. [...]
Senegal, and Dakar in particular attracts visitors from all over the world, auguring well with the nation’s surfing communities, as the country offers consistent, year-round [...]
Africa currently supplies only four 4% of the world’s 1.9 million seafarers, despite the continent’s vast coastline. [...]
Fishers in Zanzibar initially relied on delayed reports from handwritten logs for data on fisheries, but a wind of change is now blowing. By Blue [...]
Ghana and Italy undertake to strengthen institutional capacity in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, improve fisheries governance and fish stock recovery systems. [...]
African maritime administrators and leaders were told to select 2-3 strategic projects for job creation and revenue generation. [...]
President Bola Tinubu hails the 61st edition of Argungu fish festival as a symbol of peace and unity on its return after a 6-year-hiatus. [...]
The Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships entered into force on February 17, 2026, after its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly [...]