Kenya's Lake Turkana is the world's largest permanent desert lake. Its waters have long sustained hundreds of thousands. Now the lake is facing multiple threats — and threatening those who rely on it.

The rising waters of Lake Turkana, the world’s largest permanent desert lake, are swallowing up homes and schools that have become breeding grounds for crocodiles as armed conflict breaks out ...

Traders weigh fish at Lake Turkana. Fishing in the lake has resumed after the local county government lifted a six-month ban. [File, Standard] Stakeholders and county officials from Turkana and ...

Lake Turkana in northern Kenya is often called the cradle of humankind. Home to some of the earliest hominids, its fossil-rich basin has helped scientists piece together the story of human evolution.

President William Ruto voiced alarm over hunger in Turkana, noting the irony of untapped resources like fish in Lake Turkana going to waste He revealed billions set aside for new projects, singling ...

Lake Turkana’s clear waters emerge like a glassy screen, breaking through the rugged rocks and dry earth that precede its approach. This most northerly of Kenya’s lakes, on the border with Ethiopia, ...

My Alerts is a service for subscribers. Please login or subscribe in order to use My Alerts. Vestas has finally disposed of its stake in the Lake Turkana wind farm in Kenya – seven years later than ...

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Kenya’s Lake Turkana is the largest desert lake in the world. Anthropologists consider it the cradle of civilization, where some of the earliest hominid fossils were found. Roughly 300,000 people live ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The moment when Lake Turkana becomes visible is an unforgettable one. It comes after you pass the wind farm, ...