Water levels have reportedly risen again at some landing sites on the Lake Victoria shoreline, causing panic among Ugandan fishers.The affected areas include Lambu, Kachanga, ... Read more »

The U.S. has reportedly stationed the first naval ship to Eastern Africa in over a decade to boost maritime security and allow freedom of navigation in the region, two months after ... Read more »

The Somali government has rejected a request by Kenya to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to postpone the maritime boundary dispute for the fourth time. Information ... Read more »

The world-famous Lake Nakuru was once a pearl in the chain of lakes that dot the great Rift Valley. Now the lake is no longer a sight to behold, reeling under the pressure of ... Read more »

Namibia's fishing fleet, working along the country's 1,500 kilometre-long coastline, was until recently considered among the most deadly in the world for seabirds. But in 2015 ... Read more »

Rift Valley lakes appear to be reclaiming territories they lost millions of years ago. Whatever is happening underneath the Rift Valley has continued to intrigue scientists eager ... Read more »

Seychelles plan to ban the import and sale of balloons as part of ongoing measures to protect the environment, President Wavel Ramkalawan has announced. The president appealed to ... Read more »

The swim bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish to control their buoyancy, and stay at their current water depth without wasting ... Read more »

Ethiopia's prime minister has said his country "will not cave in to aggressions of any kind" after President Donald Trump suggested Egypt could destroy a controversial Nile dam. ... Read more »

Extremist groups operating in East Africa, including Al-Shabaab, Ansar al-Sunna and the Islamic State, are taking advantage of the gaps in the region's maritime security. These ... Read more »