Africa’s largest lake, shared by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, is truly a sea in its own right: 68,800 square kilometres of ...

Africa’s Great Lakes are experiencing a significant rise in water levels, a phenomenon that has captured the attention of scientists, environmentalists, and the global community. While Africa is often ...

The government's spent nearly £100,000 to help stop drowning on the world's largest tropical lake in Africa, according to ...

Seemingly pristine from a distance, Lake Victoria, one of the world's largest freshwater lakes, is at risk from pollution and climate change impacts. A closer look reveals a scene of filth that ...

In the 1960s, North central Africa’s Lake Chad was larger than the state of Vermont but is now smaller than Rhode Island. NASA-funded researchers using computer models and climate data now understand ...

Take Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, where the introduction of Nile Perch fostered a lucrative although bust-prone industry. Yet catches of dagaa - an endogenous sardine like cyprinid ...

It is one of the world's most spectacular sights -- huge flocks or 'flamboyances' of flamingos around East Africa's lakes -- as seen in the film Out of Africa or David Attenborough's A Perfect Planet.

Lake Kivu is framed by imposing cliffs, nestled within a verdant valley straddling Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. On the lake, fishermen float out in small boats, singing to time their ...

This stunning astronaut photo shows a rare phenomenon, known as a "sunglint", transforming a potential meteor crater lake into a giant silver mirror in the heart of Africa. Lake Iro, known locally as ...

Discoveries of aquifers – underground earth formations that hold water – often create excitement around their ability to ease water scarcity in a region. These are welcome announcements. Due to a ...