Tag: fishing

Ghana's Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, called for the eradication of illegal fishing operations that threatens the sustainability of the local fishing industry and the livelihoods of thousands of people in coastal communities. The practice, known ...

Eric: Hello and welcome to another edition of the China in Africa podcast. I'm Eric Olander and as always, I'm joined by Cobus Van Staden, a senior China, Africa researcher at the South African Institute of international affairs ...

Overfishing by illegally run foreign trawlers is decimating what's left of Ghana's fish stocks. In fact, the situation is so difficult that experts believe that as early as next year, entire categories of fish that once sustained the local Ghanaian market will ...

China often faces blistering criticism for its voracious appetite of Africa's natural resources. Chinese companies are spread across the continent mining, logging and fishing to feed both hungry factories and people back home. In most, if not all, African countries, ...