KINSHASA (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1 billion in funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears once again of an escalation in conflict.Full story
A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday. Full story
Water levels in two of the Great Lakes dipped to record lows in January, but while spring conditions are expected to give these freshwater bodies a seasonal boost, scientists say the ability to forecast long-term trends remains difficult due to climate fluctuations. Full story
Rachel Maddow reports on flooding in Chicago and across the Midwest causing disaster conditions and threatening to flush invasive, ecologically problematic Asian carp from local waterways into the Great Lakes.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame attends the signing ceremony of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes, at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa Feburary 24, 2013. A U.N .-mediated peace deal aimed at ending tw
Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete signs during a signing ceremony of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes, at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa Feburary 24, 2013. A U.N .-mediated peace deal aimed at e
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki , Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila
The "HMS Bounty" sails past the Chicago skyline 30 July, 2003 as the city of Chicago hosts the largest "Tall Ship" festival ever in the Great Lakes. More than 25 vessels sailed into Chicago to the shores of Lake Michigan to start the event. AFP PHOTO/Jeff HAYNES
