For communities living around the lake, the situation is especially troubling. Scientists sound alarm over phenomenon taking ...

Lake Victoria now receives large influxes of nutrients because of growing lakeside populations and land-use changes. Nutrients from agriculture, industry and urbanization fuel the growth of cyanoHABs.

Mr Sewagudde acknowledged that rising pollution levels have significantly increased the cost of making lake water safe for ...

No one's sure how the South American water hyacinth invaded Africa's Lake Victoria but there's little doubt as to the damages it has caused. In 1989, the weed was spotted in the lake and seven ...

[Mumo Munuve, Standard] Sometimes last March, hydrologists reported Lake Victoria waters having risen by a record 13.66 metres. This was more than a metre higher than the 2020 record. Much as ...

Lake Victoria is more than just a body of water—it is the lifeblood of East Africa, sustaining over 47 million people across five countries. With its shores spanning Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, and ...

One of the regions in Africa that has been largely affected by this highly invasive weed is Lake Victoria. The first record of water hyacinth infestation in the lake was in the late 1980s and it ...

MANAGERS at the Serengeti National Park are introducing a number of new tourist products, adding to its legendary wildebeest ...

A woman engineer took advantage of TREEP to build a successful business providing fishing communities around Lake Victoria with low-cost, environmentally friendly tools to improve sardine harvest and ...

Aidan O'Brien is still hopeful last season's star juvenile filly Lake Victoria can come to hand in time for the Betfred 1,000 ...