No one's sure how the South American water hyacinth invaded Africa's Lake Victoria but there's little doubt as to the damages it has caused. In 1989, the weed was spotted in the lake and seven ...

One of the regions in Africa that has been largely affected by this highly invasive weed is Lake Victoria. The first record of water hyacinth infestation in the lake was in the late 1980s and it ...

Marine transporters and fishermen continue to count their losses as the water hyacinth spreads across Lake Victoria. Most of the vessels that ply the lake have either stalled or moved to areas ...

Lake Victoria, which is shared by three East African countries, has for decades been invaded by water hyacinth. BBC Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories from the continent Uganda extends ...