The stories painted a graphic and grim picture of the Lake Victoria today reinforced by voices of residents that endure the ...

Aquaculture – the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms – is the world’s fastest-growing food production system. The sharpest growth in aquaculture is happening in Africa. Average annual growth ...

Africa’s freshwater fish are on the decline, according to a recent report by the World Wide Fund for Nature. In Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, fish catches have dropped sharply as pollution, ...

A spreading stench along Lake Victoria’s shores is exposing deepening pollution, raising ...

What you need to know: Fishermen say the lake has changed in colour, smell and character. At dawn, the cool breeze from Lake Victoria should carry freshness, the soft rustle of fishing nets being ...

Around the islands inside Lake Victoria, Tanzania, two new species of fish are on the hunt for snails. Omar via Unsplash In Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake in the world, rocky outcrops ...