Lake Tanganyika. Photo: NASA The governments of Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed an agreement for joint exploration of oil and gas in Lake Tanganyika. It is believed that oil and gas can be found in and around the lake. Gas and oil production is an untapped...

Fishermen on Lake Tanganyika. Photo by Worldtraveller CC BY-SA 3.0 In a recent move, Woodside Petroleum pulled out of an agreement to continue oil exploration in Lake Tanganyika. Woodside, which had a 70% stake in some exploration permits, is the second oil company to withdraw from further...

Lake Malawi satellite image This week an environmental assessment study into the possible effects of drilling for oil in Lake Malawi was completed. Oil production, especially to a country like Malawi, can be a big economic boom for the region. Environmental risks should always be factored into...

An op-ed article about oil drilling around Lake Malawi. Oil revenues are important, especially to developing countries, but at what price? For the full article, visit The Maravi Post