New research from Africa's Lake Victoria has revealed critical clues about toxic algal blooms and their potential impact on ...

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

The only practical way to explore Lake Kariba is on an organised tour. When to go The weather in southern Africa is dictated by two main seasons — dry and rainy. Dry season runs from June to ...

In March 1994, the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) set up the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) – comprising Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, joined by Benin – to combat insecurity in the ...

There are some alarming parallels between the harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Kenya's Lake Victoria and those in Lake Erie, a new study has found. By studying the Winam Gulf, a section of Lake ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...

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Advanced machines will be deployed to map the lakebed in detail, identifying precise locations of oil and gas reserves. Potential Impact The discovery in Lake Kivu presents an opportunity to ...

This issue of funding a safety net for the unemployed has become an issue of national security, says Andries van Wyk, but the sea and the Great Lakes of Africa together offer an incredible opportunity ...

Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ...

The encounter is a sign of what’s to come during my nine-day adventure, tracing the dips and curves of the Zambezi and traversing the world’s largest man-made body of water by volume, Lake Kariba, on ...