“At Africa’s First Our Ocean Conference, a Test of Global Will on High Seas Protection and Deep-Sea Mining” By James Alix Michel Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/03/at-africas-first-our-ocean-conference-a-test-of-global-will-on-high-seas-protection-and-deep-sea-mining/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=War_in_Iran_Middle_East_Threatens_Global_Agrifood_Systems_Torture_and_Physical_Abuse_of_Children_in_ VICTORIA, Seychelles, Mar 23 2026 (IPS) - When the 11th Our Ocean Conference opens in Mombasa and Kilifi, Kenya, from June 16-18, 2026, it will mark the first time this influential meeting has been held on African soil. For coastal and island nations across the continent and the wider Indian Ocean – and for the Global South more broadly – the stakes could not be higher: the promises and commitments made there will help decide whether the ocean becomes a source of justice and resilience, or deepens existing inequalities. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.