A fisherman carries a 30-kilogram Nile Perch to the weighing bay at Usenge Bay, Lake Victoria, Kenya. Over-fishing has drastically reduced the fish population in the lake. Photo/FILE
Water is one of the most sought after natural resources in Africa. Many wars, especially among pastoralist communities, have been fought over it while global warming and reckless human activity have taken a heavy toll on the continent’s major lakes in the past decades.