Africa's beautiful lakes not only serve as key sources of water, food and transportation, but also act as borders—both ...

Unlike many other large lakes, its waters never fully mix, creating distinct layers that support its marine life.

Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...

Lake Natron in Tanzania is extremely toxic with high alkalinity, turning animals into stone-like statues. Despite this, the lake is a crucial breeding ground for lesser flamingos, who thrive on ...

The problem is understudied in Africa's main lakes, including its largest - Lake Victoria. Past research on cyanoHABs has mostly used microscopy to study the kinds found there, but microscopy ...

The African Development Bank Group and the government of Chad have signed a $10.8 million grant agreement to promote stability and economic development in the Lake Chad Basin.The implementation ...

The communities around Lake Chad have always lived by its water rhythms. Now, as climate change impacts intensify, they must ...

One of these is found in Malawi, a country often referred to as "Africa’s friendliest nation". Lake Malawi, one of the deepest lakes in the world, stretches over 350 miles between Malawi ...

The March 23 Movement (M23) has claimed the capture of D’idjwi Island in D’idjwi territory, South Kivu province, eastern ...

According to NASA, the Earth, moon and sun line up to produce a solar or lunar eclipse anywhere from four to seven times a ...

Huang Xia, special representative of UN secretary-general, visiting countries in Great Lakes region ahead of UN Security ...