Tree growers, timber dealers and exporters felt the ban’s impact almost immediately

It is 9 am in downtown Bujumbura — Burundi’s commercial city. Typical of most sub-Saharan African cities, the alleys are already crowded with customers who are haggling noisily over the prices of merchandise. But it is the cacophony of noise from the portable generators sitting in the corners of some shops that seem to be […]

For centuries people protected Lake Wamala and prayed o the spirits they believe to dwell in this lake for life, love, health, and wealth. But today, this mystic lake is at risk of drying up due to over-fishing and farming the lake shores, as the population of Mityana district has grown. The local communities have now taken matters into their own hands to try to save the lake.

Lake Wamala, a lake in Uganda believed to have supernatural powers, is under threat of drying up.