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Dredged Rivers

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

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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?

by Arthur Larie and Bastien Massa

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Who’s Clearing Burundi’s Kibira Forest?

When Kibira was elevated to protected area status by a ministerial order establishing its boundaries on 12 December 1933, its area was 90,000 hectares. This remained the case until 1950, according to Professor Richard Habonayo,…

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Thirst in a River Basin: Water scarcity in the Nile Basin compounded in times of Covid-19 and climate change
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New App by Kenyan Teenagers to Help Collect and Recycle Plastic waste along Lakeshores

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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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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

Africa’s Melting Snows

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

Swamp City

How urbanization destroyed a critical Kampala wetland and why it matters

The Choking Nile

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

Flowing Underground

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

Shrinking Lakes

Can East Africa Avoid Water Resources Apocalypse?

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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)
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Egypt’s Tilapia Dilemma: Cheap,Plentiful,but Polluted.

After the significant increase in red meat and chicken prices, Umm Amr, a housewife with four children who lives in Cairo, began purchasing tilapia fish two to three times a month to provide animal protein for her family at a relatively low cost. Like many Egyptians, tilapia has always been a “refuge” for them. However,…

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