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- People wade into the waters of Lake Victoria, the world's second-largest freshwater lake, Nov. 25, 2024, in Entebbe, Uganda ...
At least 30 people are feared dead after a boat capsized in Lake Victoria around 2:00 am on Wednesday morning. A boat with an estimated 200 capsized in Lake Victoria. So far 3 bodies were recovered.
Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake. It's bordered by Tanzania to the south, Kenya to the east and Uganda to the north. The only outlet is a dam complex at Owen's Falls near Jinja.
As sand miners prosper in Uganda, a vital lake basin suffers The Lwera wetland, stretching more than 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Ugandan capital Kampala into the western interior, has long ...
A heavy downpour just drenched Kasensero town council in Kyotera, a district in southwestern Uganda. With wild storms raging, murky waves from Lake Victoria - Africa’s largest, and the world’s ...
Covering nearly 70,000 square kilometres, Lake Victoria takes a big bite out of surrounding Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. An estimated 30 million people depend on it for their livelihoods.
LUZIRA, Uganda: Flowering plants rise as if by magic from Lake Victoria onto a wooden boat, giving it a leafy ambiance that enchants many visitors. The initial attraction becomes more compelling ...
Uganda’s railroads agency forecasts a surge in cargo operations as it develops an ... Cargo through Tanzania and carried over Lake Victoria will increase by 116% to about 13,000 tons ...
Today about 30 million people in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania rely on the lake for fishing, irrigation, drinking water and, in Uganda, electricity. Lake Victoria is also the source ...