Lake Victoria boat accident kills at least 20 in Uganda; several missing. Police say five people still missing after overloaded boat sinks on Africa’s largest lake.

JINJA, Uganda - At Jinja pier the rusty red hull of a Lake Victoria freighter sat barely afloat in water just six feet deep - and dropping. "The scientists have to explain this," said ship's ...

Police in Uganda have confirmed at least 13 people are dead in the Lake Victoria incident after a boat capsized - and 39 are unaccounted for - but Prince David Wasajja was among the 70 rescued ...

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.

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.

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 Uganda's ocean. So, we are looking forward to working together, especially to learn about the good practices that you have from the coast," Bwesigye said.

Straddling three East African countries – Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya – Lake Victoria has for centuries been a vital resource for the millions of people living along its vast coastline. The ...

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 ...