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Liberia Denies Licenses to Chinese Supertrawlers
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Liberia’s artisanal fishing community exhaled with relief after its government denied fishing censes to six Chinese supertrawlers capable of decimating the area’s fish stocks.
The 50-meter Chinese vessels with huge nets and…
Walking Without Fear: Angola Makes Strides Toward a Mine-Free Future
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A Toyota Land Cruiser carrying 13 people on a dirt road in eastern Angola was blown into the air by an anti-tank mine earlier this year. Five passengers died, and the rest suffered serious injuries.
The mine likely had been…
Gabon Cracks Down on Illegal Trawlers
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Authorities in Gabon arrested two fishing trawlers carrying 5 metric tons of rough-head sea catfish and more than a metric ton of rays. Catching the catfish species and removing the fins of rays, sharks and skates is banned in…
Ghana Takes on Cyber Crime
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Ghana didn’t just celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October; it took action.
The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) opened a Security Operations Centre (SOC) to fight cyber crime and increase…
Fisherman Burned in Confrontation With Chinese Trawler
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The captain of a Senegalese fishing canoe suffered serious burns recently after he confronted the crew of a Chinese trawler sailing aggressively in the Gulf of Guinea.
Maguette Mbaye, 36, told Gambian authorities he was at…
Nigerien Camp Promotes Hoops, Health
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Daniel exhaled a sigh of relief when he received his welcome kit after arriving at the six-day Hoops4Kids (H4K) fall basketball camp in Niamey, Niger, on October 5. It included a backpack, T-shirt, jersey, reusable water…