British explorer John Hanning Speke first documented Lake Victoria in 1858 during his expedition to discover the Nile River's source. Convinced he had found its primary source, he named the lake ...

Lake Victoria was first documented by British explorer John Hanning Speke in 1858 during his quest to find the source of the Nile River. Believing he had discovered its main source, he named it ...

Likewise, the starting point of the Nile is also subject to debate. While it is generally accepted the river begins from Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake by area, the lake itself is fed by ...

A thriving east African trade in the swim bladder has taken hold of the local communities on the shores of Lake Victoria. It is threatening to make the Nile Perch locally extinct. The fish is a ...