Tag: Lake Victoria
Death toll in Uganda boat accident rises
The death toll from a boat accident on Lake Victoria over the weekend rose to 33, Ugandan police said, as survivors described...
Death toll in Tanzanian ferry disaster stands at 218
Divers rescued a man from the wreck of an overcrowded Tanzanian ferry two days after it capsized on Lake Victoria.
Bodies continued to...
“All we ask is our land back” Uganda’s Bugala Island farmers
Mariam Nakakeeto listened quietly to the grievances of fellow farmers gathered outside the grounds of a local church on Bugala Island, by...
Kenya receives lake patrol boats
Kenya has taken delivery of two Danish patrol boats for security operations on the country's two largest lakes.
The vessels, MV Kingfisher...
Gunmen kill 14 villagers on Tanzanian Lake Island
Armed robbers killed 14 villagers on a Lake Victoria island after the residents tried to stop them leaving by boat with goods...