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[allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- As illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices continue to deplete fish populations as well as contribute to human rights abuses at sea, the demand for transparency within the global fishing industry is growing. An estimated one in five fish consumed globally is linked to illegal fishing, a practice often associated with forced labour, human trafficking and environmental destruction. It is estimated that more than 120,000 fishers are currently trapped in situations of modern slavery
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[allAfrica] Mombasa -- The world's oceans absorb a third of its carbon, feed billions, and are dying faster than most governments are moving to save them. Now, the ocean it depends on is the subject of urgent global negotiation, and for the first time, that conversation is happening in Africa.
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[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Both Warring Sides in Sudan Singled out in UN Report
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[allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- For decades, the outlook for the coral reefs has been increasingly bleak.
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[Scrolla] DR Congo held Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal to a 1-1 draw in Houston just hours after Lionel Messi made history in a 3-0 win over Algeria.