African islands in the Indian Ocean- Looking beyond Delhi’s strategic blindness

The western Indian Ocean continues to remain at the periphery of India’s strategic calculations while remaining a blindspot for the Indian Navy despite the region marked as an area of interest in its 2015 maritime security strategy.

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Ocean Innovation Africa 2019 to bring together tech startups, players in sea protection

OceanHub Africa, which claims to be the first African ocean-impact catalyst, will next month host a one-day event in Cape Town, which aims to gather key regional players of the ocean economy and tech ecosystem.

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East Africa: Indian Ocean Dipole Spells Flood Danger for East Africa

Geneva — Hundreds of thousands of people in East Africa are affected by heavy rains and floods linked to record-breaking temperature changes in the Indian Ocean.

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Namibia Committed to Ocean Conservation

Windhoek — Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Berhard Esau, has reiterated that Namibia is committed to a regional approach in achieving a healthy ocean.

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Oceans’ wellbeing must be seen as an investment priority

As a key variable in the fight against climate change, the world’s oceans cannot be a mere afterthought on the global economic and environmental agenda, writes Emma Navarro.

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Learners march against plastic pollution

MORE than 500 learners and educators in Nelson Mandela Bay recently marched from Kings Beach to Happy Valley to create awareness towards achieving zero plastics in the seas off the coast of Africa.

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