The workshop targeted signatories to the Djibouti Code of Conduct, a regional maritime security agreement that promotes information sharing to fight piracy, illegal fishing, trafficking, and other threats to maritime insecurity.

The Cauca Coffee Committee of the National Federation of Coffee Growers reached a partnership agreement with PASO Colombia and representatives of the ex-combatants from North Cauca, to support coffee production in Rural Alternative Schools.

El Comité de Cafeteros del Cauca de la Federación Nacional de Cafeteros, llegó a un acuerdo con PASO Colombia y representantes de los ex-combatientes del Norte del Cauca para apoyar el componente cafetero de las Escuelas Rurales Alternativas.

World Fisheries Day highlights the centrality of fisheries to food security, economy, and culture in coastal communities.

DLA Piper are delighted to be hosting Africa Week once again.

Secure Fisheries hosted eighteen researchers and practitioners from universities and NGOs to examine the state of knowledge about fisheries conflict, form new partnerships to advance knowledge on the topic, and produce new research.

Coups are relatively rare now, but back in the 1960s and 1970s there were years when over a dozen coups occurred, mostly in Sub Saharan Africa.

To understand the current crisis in Zimbabwe, one needs to understand the role of state-led violence and patronage as central to ensuring state legitimacy.

Analysis of satellite imagery used to require specialized technical skills, a computer with massive processing capabilities, and lots of time and money. Not anymore.

A new study by Secure Fisheries’ Sarah Glaser and colleagues from the group InFish emphasizes that including inland fisheries in national policy statements and programs can promote economic and social growth for the poor, prevent further poverty, and improve community resilience.

Rebel groups, transnational criminal networks, and terrorist organizations exploit poor maritime governance to undermine political stability around the world.

New research shows official reports of fish catch in the waters around the Somali region significantly underestimate true catch.

The Esri Ocean GIS Forum showcased a broad array of ocean research, all of which used Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or computer mapping, for spatial analyses and public distribution.

Somalia lays half a world away from the tropical Pacific Ocean, but El Niño-driven changes in the Pacific affect marine fisheries in Somali waters.

Groups that have longstanding animosity are not bound to harm each other; they need populist leaders willing to fan the flames, who believe that encouraging violence against civilians will bring some benefit. Demagoguery is not inevitable. People of diverse nations, faiths, and political parties tol...