The East African Rift Valley sits between the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia and Mozambique. Within it lie a series of freshwater and alkaline lakes organised like a string of pearls. The Kenyan lakes in ...

NAIVASHA, Kenya — When Dickson Ngome first leased his farm at Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley in 2008, it was over 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from shore. The farm was on 1.5 acres (0.6 hectares) of ...

Many businesses are still reeling from the destruction of heavy rains that sparked flooding in various parts of the country ...

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that mainly affects livestock. It can also infect humans. While most human cases remain mild, it can cause death. The disease ...

PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University is spearheading a two-year initiative to combat the spread and impact of Rift Valley fever across the continent. This effort involves WSU researchers who ...

Kenya: Population growth, wanton destruction and encroachment on water catchment areas are the factors attributed to the flooding that has led to the abnormal rise of water in the Rift Valley lakes.

The Met has warned of moderate-to-heavy rainfall in Nairobi and environs over the next 24 hours, with rains of between 15mm ...

At the end of 2006, heavy rains battered East Africa, causing massive flooding. In the murky floodwaters, millions of ...

Rift Valley fever can be transmitted from livestock to people who care for them, such as this woman in Tanzania. (Courtesy of Misty Richmond and HALI project) Researchers at the University of ...

Scientists have discovered a one mile deep rift valley hidden beneath the ice in West Antarctica, Experts from the University of Aberdeen and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) made the discovery below ...