EAST Africa's Lake Victoria, the world's second largest freshwater lake, is being secretly drained to keep the lights on in Uganda. A report published this week says Uganda is flouting a 50-year-old ...

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Lake Victoria’s water levels have surged to their highest level in more than half a century after about eight months of relentless downpours, posing a threat to Uganda’s hydropower ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest freshwater lake, is being covertly drained for hydroelectric power according to an article published in the Feb. 11 New Scientist magazine. The report, ...

Uganda is facing an electricity crisis after the water level in Lake Victoria dropped dramatically. Uganda relies almost exclusively on hydroelectric power, but drought and demand have cut generating ...

Africa's Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake, is shrinking. As its waters subside, battles over the lake's resources increase. The world's largest tropical lake may lose that title if ...

An outbreak of avian influenza in Uganda that’s killed migratory birds on the shores of Africa’s biggest lake may spread to other countries in the region. The virus that has killed at least 1,200 wild ...

Uganda’s railroads agency forecasts a surge in cargo operations as it develops an alternative transit route through neighboring Tanzania, and reduces reliance on the Kenyan corridor. Uganda Railways ...

The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate ...

KAMPALA, April 30 (Reuters) - Lake Victoria's water levels have surged to their highest level in more than half a century after about eight months of relentless downpours, posing a threat to Uganda's ...