Dar es Salaam. The construction of four new cargo vessels for Lake Tanganyika, alongside major upgrades at Kigoma Port, is expected to transform trade between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of ...

The decrease in fishery productivity in Lake Tanganyika since the 1950s is a consequence of global warming rather than just overfishing, according to a new report from an international team led by a ...

Lake Tanganyika, the second oldest and the second-deepest lake in the world, could be in for some rough waters. The team took core samples from the lakebed that laid out a 1,500-year history of the ...

Children sit next to a bucket filled with fish on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo. One of Africa's Great Lakes, Tanganyika is the second largest in the continent, ...

Dispatch No. 2, three weeks into Ross Exler’s solo paddling expedition to cross all of Africa’s Great Lakes, unsupported under human power. Editor’s Note: When we last checked in with Exler, he had ...

Warming of surface waters and declining fish catches in Lake Tanganyika have been linked to global climate change. The impact of global warming on natural ecosystems may be starting to affect local ...

Africa's Lake Tanganyika has more biodiversity than the Galapagos Islands. It is the world’s longest freshwater lake and is home to many of the colorful freshwater fish (called cichlids) that fill ...

The decrease in fishery productivity in Lake Tanganyika since the 1950s is a consequence of global warming rather than just overfishing, according to a new report. The lake was becoming warmer at the ...