Union of the Comoros Islands Seeks Fisheries Partnership with Liberia

BUSHROD ISLAND, Monrovia — A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed a keen interest in establishing a fisheries partnership with Liberia through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA). The meeting, held …

Comoros Seeks Fisheries Cooperation with Liberia

A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed strong interest in forging a joint fisheries cooperation with the Government of Liberia, through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA). The visit, held at NaFAA …

Comoros: Push to turn ylang-ylang distillation to greener practices

"We lost 80 percent of our natural forests between 1995 and 2014," Abubakar Ben Mahmoud, environment minister of the country off northern Mozambique, told AFP in a recent interview. With a high population density of more than 700 residents per …

National Groups Unite For Forests In Comoros

(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) Mutsamudu – In Mutsamudu, the capital of Anjouan Island, part of the Comoro Islands, strips of bare land make up the lush, green slopes of the mountains. This is the most mountainous and populated island of this …

Fight to save last forests of the Comoros unites farmers, NGOs

Strips of bare land scar the lush and green mountainsides towering above Mutsamudu, the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan.On the most mountainous and densely populated island in the Comoros, only the most remote forests have escaped decades of …

Comoros lost 80 percent of its natural forests between 1995 and 2014, its environment minister says

The Comoros is among the world's top producers of the delicate and sweet-smelling ylang-ylang flower used in perfumes ...

The thrilling under-the-radar alternative to Mauritius

I walk across the misty moonscape to the crater’s precipice, its rim tiered with black basaltic rock, blasted by centuries of violent eruptions so that it is now shaped like an ancient Roman amphitheatre. Behind me, steam rises from fumaroles, the air …

Record 10 teams for CAF Women’s Champions League 

The 2025 edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League | Cosafa Qualifiers, staged from August 22–31 at Johannesburg’s UJ AW Muller Stadium, promises the biggest and most competitive tournament in its short history. A record 10 teams from across Southern …

How shipping's flags of convenience endanger seafarers

How does a flag of convenience affect the legal responsibilities and oversight of a ship? A ship’s flag state formally assumes jurisdiction, issues certifications and oversees compliance under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a …