Victoria, Seychelles — When the 11th Our Ocean Conference opens in Mombasa and Kilifi, Kenya, from June 16-18, 2026, it will mark the first time this influential meeting has been held on African soil. For coastal and island nations across the continent and the wider Indian Ocean – and for the Global South more broadly…
As host of the first Our Ocean Conference in Africa, Kenya could pursue a three-pronged strategy to achieve decisive ocean action. The ocean’s balance sheet is in the red: humanity is extracting resources faster than the sea can replenish, while polluting it to unsustainable levels. In June, world leaders will gather in Mombasa for the…
Sri Lanka’s navy says around 140 people are feared missing after a military vessel went down off its southern coast.
Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news. Some play a helpful, even critical, role in sustaining marine life. In a new study, we and an international team scientists examined the behavior of marine viruses in a large band of oxygen-rich water…
Launching on Friday, South Africa’s joint naval exercise with China, Russia and Iran goes beyond manoeuvres at sea. The drills signal determination to project influence in southern Africa, a region that holds growing strategic importance for Moscow and Beijing. The Mosi-3 exercise will run for a week off the coast of Cape Town, under Chinese…
Given its obligations in the region, South Africa is uniquely positioned to represent Africa’s interests in Antarctic governance. The Southern Ocean, encircling Antarctica and extending northwards to about 60° south latitude, contains some of the world’s richest polar marine living resources. Around 85% of the planet’s ocean biological productivity depends on nutrients from this ocean….
As COP30 concluded in Belém, Brazil, a noticeable shift in broad ocean ambition was observed. However, the deep sea – one of our planet’s most vital carbon stores and a key climate regulator – remained largely absent from negotiations. Brazil, the host country, integrated the ocean into its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), marking an important…
Africa has an enormous ocean area at its disposal. There are almost 20 million square kilometres of ocean, seas and inland water that could be developed into environmentally sustainable blue economies. The G20 group of 19 of the world’s largest economies and the African Union also view the blue economy as key to developing the…
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Erin, which formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Monday, is expected to strengthen later in the week and could become the Atlantic’s first hurricane of the season. The storm formed just west of the Cabo Verde islands, off the western coast of Africa, and was moving toward the west, the U.S….
Adie Bush | Connect Images | Getty Images Shares of Hanwha Ocean surged as much as 16.06% on Thursday to their highest levels since July 2015, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a blanket 15% tariff on Seoul’s exports to the U.S. According to Reuters, Kim Dong-kwan, the vice chairman of the Hanwha Group,…
