Traveling through Western Kenya revealed a vibrant, lush paradise stretching from the shores of Lake Victoria to charming Kisumu Town. Cruising across Africa largest freshwater lake brought stormy ...
In recent weeks, water levels in Lake Victoria have reached unprecedented heights as a result of heavy rains in the East African region which started in August 2019. Some say the lake's levels have ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Lake Victoria’s commercial fish stocks have plummeted due to overfishing, invasive species, pollution, and changing climatic conditions, among ...
Along the shores of East Africa's Lake Victoria, in Kenya, women fisherfolk including those known for being victims of sexual exploitation, are harnessing the Internet of Things (IoT) to help them ...
Water hyacinth, grown for its lavender flowers, has invaded 53 countries. On Lake Victoria, it covered 90% of the shoreline ...
Straddling three East African countries – Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya – Lake Victoria has for centuries been a vital resource for the millions of people living along its vast coastline. The massive ...
As the morning sky lightens, the sound of machetes hacking through thick grass echoes along the lake's coastline. Fishermen, stripped to their underwear in the already stifling heat, are looking for ...
Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake, shared by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. A 2023 research overview in the Journal of Great Lakes Research estimated that more than 42 million people rely on it as ...
As I approached Masese Landing Site in Jinja City’s Southern Division, the first thing that caught my attention was the ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. In a new book, British author Mark Weston examines an environmental crisis on East Africa’s Lake Victoria that’s been a century in the making and ...
Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, has been plagued by water hyacinth plants for over two decades. While its flowers can be beautiful its foliage can grow to cover large swaths of the waters in a ...