World Outlook

DEFENCEWEB Piracy and armed robbery at sea dropped to their lowest levels in 18 years in 2021. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is crediting “vigorous action” by authorities in protecting seafarers. In 2021, the IMB Piracy…

ADF STAFF Kenya is building a DNA database of its marine species to conserve its sea resources amid widespread illegal fishing. The exercise involves harvesting species and cataloging them to help the government prosecute illegal fishing…

ADF STAFF A new system is helping retailers make sales across borders. The Pan-African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS) launched in Accra, Ghana, in January 2022. It lets a buyer make a payment in one national currency so a seller…

ADF STAFF Senegal is launching a program to promote transparency in the nation’s fisheries sector to clamp down on illegal fishing. Funded by Oceans 5, a philanthropic organization dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans, the…

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Algeria became the last country on earth to halt the use of leaded gasoline, marking a step forward for global health and safety. The toxic fuel has contaminated air, soil and water for almost a century. It…

ADF STAFF Kenyan mathematician Dr. Shem Otoi Sam has become his country’s oracle of COVID-19. Using a predictive model he developed, Sam found a way to forecast the rise and fall of infection waves, making him a kind of weatherman for…