The social and economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting countries' efforts to improve livelihoods and achieve the Sustainable...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Wednesday approved a $500,000 emergency assistance grant to support...

Today, Hapag-Lloyd (www.Hapag-Lloyd.com) opened its new office in Lagos, Nigeria. As the largest economy and one of the most populous countries in...

At Rwenshama point of entry on the shores of Lake Edward in Rukungiri district, western Uganda, it's a warm windy day and the place is bustling with...

TheInternational Organization for Migration (IOM) andUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,are calling for the immediate disembarkation of more than 400...

The number of cases in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 100, a near two-fold increase in a...

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Mauritius' Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, declared a "state of environmental emergency" on 7 August, after a ship that ran aground...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are deeply saddened at the tragic death of 27 people off the...

Three people were shot dead and two were severely injured at the disembarkation site in Khoms on Tuesday night, 28 July, after being returned to...

Of the 200 children trying to reach Europe who have been intercepted at sea and returned to Libya so far this year, almost all have been arbitrarily...

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of small-scale fishing communities. Since the lockdown began, these communities have faced many...

Red Crescent societies in Tunisia and Libya are seeing an increase in drownings on the shores of North Africa.

Warmer weather and relaxed COVID-19...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for urgent and coordinated action to release the 150,000 to 200,000 seafarers trapped on board...

Today, the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy issued the following statement to mark World Oceans Day:

"Today, we celebrate World...

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Blue Economy, Ambassador Barry Faure,was today invited by the Head of the Delegation of the European...