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Lake Turkana: Desert Lake Swallows Its Shores, Fueled by Climate Change

Lake Turkana: Desert Lake Swallows Its Shores, Fueled by Climate Change

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InfoNile Highlights of 2025: Water, Forests, Climate, and Cross-Border Stories in the Nile Basin

InfoNile Highlights of 2025: Water, Forests, Climate, and Cross-Border Stories in the Nile Basin

From deforestation in the Congo Basin to sand mining in Uganda, and from the rise of climate-smart agriculture to cross-border trade in timber and fish, our investigations have shed light on the forces shaping the future of water, forests, and agriculture.

From 500 to 200: Tea Plantations Are Fueling the Decline of Kibira’s Chimpanzees

From 500 to 200: Tea Plantations Are Fueling the Decline of Kibira’s Chimpanzees

Tea plantations stretching as far as the eye can see on the edge of Kibira Park, agricultural fields, construction of a hydroelectric power station and vast bare land abandoned inside Kibira… Production companies and state institutions – OTB, Regideso, Isabu and DPAE – as well as local communities have encroached on the habitat of Kibira’s wildlife, particularly the chimpanzee. Human actions are responsible for the decline and migration of wild animals.

This third story is part of a series of four investigations produced with the support of the Pulitzer Center.

Dredged Rivers

Dredged Rivers

As urban centers swell in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, mismanaged growth is endangering these cities’ aquatic lifelines

Caught in Crisis

Caught in Crisis

East Africa’s Battle Against Illegal Fishing

Polluted by the Guardians

Polluted by the Guardians

Water sampling investigation by InfoNile in partnership with scientists in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania unveils increasing contamination in Lake Victoria, a transboundary lake that sustains millions

FEATURED STORIES

How Nature is Reclaiming its Place Across the Rwandan Capital

How Nature is Reclaiming its Place Across the Rwandan Capital

In just three years, Rwanda’s capital, Kigali converted a degraded swamp into a functioning wetland featuring ponds, a riverine forest, and a savanna.

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

Great Apes are Humans’ Closest Relatives, but Many are Endangered by Illegal Trading.

Great Apes are Humans’ Closest Relatives, but Many are Endangered by Illegal Trading.

Social media has made the illegal trade in great apes much more efficient: sellers and buyers can use online platforms to exchange messages about prices and transport.

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

The World is in Water Bankruptcy, UN Scientists Report – Here’s What that Means

The World is in Water Bankruptcy, UN Scientists Report – Here’s What that Means

Water bankruptcy is not just a metaphor for water deficit. It is a chronic condition that develops when a place uses more water than nature can reliably replace and when the damage to the natural assets that store and…

February 2, 2026February 4, 2026

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A Dying Culture

A Dying Culture

Discolouring climate change: Youth in East Africa push for a circular economy (Part 2).

Discolouring climate change: Youth in East Africa push for a circular economy (Part 2).

Discolouring climate change: Youth in East Africa innovate climate solutions.

Discolouring climate change: Youth in East Africa innovate climate solutions.

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Access to Water in South Sudan

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Total Production of Field Crops in Egypt, 2017/2018

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Irrigation Water Consumed Annually in the Major Agricultural Regions of Egypt, 2016

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Water Quality and Availability in Karamoja Dams, 2014

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WildEye East Africa Map

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Burundi: Population with water more than 30 minutes away round trip

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INTERACTIVE STORYMAPS

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Bread from Waste

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New App by Kenyan Teenagers to Help Collect and Recycle Plastic waste along Lakeshores

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The Flipflopi Dhow: Returning Home | TRAILER | 2021

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The Flipflopi Dhow: Returning Home | 2021 Short Documentary | Closed Caption Subtitles

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Discolour Climate Change: Youth in East Africa innovate climate solutions (Part 1)

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Discolour Climate Change: Youth in East Africa push for a circular economy (Part 2)

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Plastic pollution in the African Great Lakes through citizen science & circular economy by Bahati S.

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Upcycled Plastic Boat Building Challenge Video

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2023 World Environmental Day in partnership with Uganda Junior Rangers

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Between the Dam and the Sea

Between the Dam and the Sea

In September, Ethiopia completed the fourth and final filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, now the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa. How is this mega project expected to impact its neighbor Sudan?

December 17, 2023May 12, 2025

Africa’s Melting Snows

Africa’s Melting Snows

Climate change impacts culture, livelihoods and health in western Uganda as the Mountains of the Moon glaciers disappear

November 24, 2023October 28, 2025

Swamp City

Swamp City

How urbanization destroyed a critical Kampala wetland and why it matters

June 4, 2023June 12, 2025

The Choking Nile

The Choking Nile

What does the future hold for the basin’s lifeline amidst rampant plastics pollution?

March 30, 2023March 20, 2025

Flowing Underground

Flowing Underground

Groundwater holds promise of closing the gap between water supply and demand in the Nile Basin

November 11, 2022April 30, 2025

Shrinking Lakes

Shrinking Lakes

Can East Africa Avoid Water Resources Apocalypse?

May 27, 2022May 22, 2025

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#EverydayNile

A photojournalism project highlighting daily life in the Nile Basin, fostering cooperation and understanding of shared water issues.

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How Nature is Reclaiming its Place Across the Rwandan Capital

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Great Apes are Humans’ Closest Relatives, but Many are Endangered by Illegal Trading.

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The World is in Water Bankruptcy, UN Scientists Report – Here’s What that Means

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Tides of Change: How Communities and GESS in Unity State Ensure Girls’ Education Amid Severe Floods

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Sowing Despair: How Climate Shocks and Crop Failure Are Fueling Suicide in Rural Uganda

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Where Grief Gathers: How a Community is Healing from a Climate Crisis in Kotido

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75% of Kilimanjaro’s Natural Plants Have Been Wiped Out – and Climate Change isn’t the Biggest Threat

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Lake Turkana birds are all over the shoreline feeding on the fish catch and flying away

Lake Turkana: Desert Lake Swallows Its Shores, Fueled by Climate Change

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A photojournalism project highlighting daily life in the Nile Basin, fostering cooperation and understanding of shared water issues.

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A Ugandan Community United By Climate Change and Photographs

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Finding The Sugarland: A journey of roots by the Nile (Photo-story)

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THE DRINKING TRUCKS: In a city that borders River Nile, Covid-19 curbs access to clean water for South Sudanese (Photo Story)

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Sinking Land: Man and water collide as floods overtake landing site in Uganda (In Photos)

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Powering the ‘Ghost Town’ of Rusinga Island: Fishermen in Lake Victoria, Kenya take action on climate change (PHOTO STORY)

How Uganda’s Youth Coffee Growers Are Planting a Greener and Stronger Future

How Uganda’s Youth Coffee Growers Are Planting a Greener and Stronger Future

On a warm morning in Kiggwa village, in the central Ugandan district of Mityana, 31-year-old Herbert Ssekyanzi stands next to a young coffee tree. The smell of dry maize stalks is in the air as he gently spreads mulch around the roots. Only a year ago, his garden was a mix of struggling crops, but…

Zero Waste, Full Harvest: Gulu’s Peri-Urban Farmers’ Fight Against Climate Change

Zero Waste, Full Harvest: Gulu’s Peri-Urban Farmers’ Fight Against Climate Change

Northern Uganda is Uganda’s best-kept secret. Gulu is at the centre of this treasure, a city so vibrant it seldom sleeps, a city that has preserved its culture, its local language, and, not to mention, its rich range of ancestral foods. Gulu City is one of the fastest-growing cities in Uganda; industrialisation and innovation seem…

No Water, No Peace: The Human Cost of Kibira’s Vanishing Water Sources

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No Water, No Peace: The Human Cost of Kibira’s Vanishing Water Sources

Deforestation in Kibira and drought are accelerating the drying up of water resources. The population in the park’s two watersheds is paying the price. Scientists fear the worst.

This fourth story is part of a series of four investigations produced with the support of the Pulitzer Center.

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