Blue Economy

3 essays

Fishing nets drying on a Somali beach at dawn.

Blue Economy

Somalia Is Ready to License Fishing Vessels After Becoming Signatory to IOTC

A new fisheries law and IOTC-aligned regulations put Mogadishu in a position to license vessels operating beyond 24 nautical miles.

April 7, 2023 · 1 min read · Abdirahman Samawade

An East African cargo port at dusk, cranes against a warm sky.

Diplomacy

Somalia’s Application to the African Growth and Opportunity Act

Mogadishu has asked Washington to designate Somalia as an AGOA beneficiary — duty-free access, and a test of whether the country’s export machine can be built.

March 29, 2023 · 1 min read · Abdirahman Samawade

The Indian Ocean off the Horn of Africa, a distant dhow on the water.

Blue Economy

How Can Somalia Benefit from the Blue Economy?

The longest coastline on mainland Africa is not a postcard. It is a development strategy — if Mogadishu and the member states can share it.

March 23, 2023 · 2 min read · Abdirahman Samawade