Articles related to "Rift Valley"

Illness and deaths associated with Rift Valley fever have been reported in Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania.

The Rift Valley is one of East Africa's most beautiful and exciting areas. It is Kenya's largest province and home to hardworking people and plenty of wildlife!

The vast majority of volcanoes erupt silica based magma, but this African volcano erupts magma that is carbonate based, making it very unique.

This peaceful African cichlid is a pleasure to observe in a freshwater aquarium because of its playful nature.

The Kenya Power and Lighting Company announced a power rationing programme that will see residents go without power for three days a week.

Disputed December 27, 2007 election has divided Kenya along tribal lines, resulting in violence, rioting and death in the Rift Valley and in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.

Kenya, as a land has been referred to as the cradle of humankind with many fossils that point out that it may have been home to early man being discovered.

Around 10 million Kenyans are at risk of starvation even after the government launched an ambitious Ksh. 24 billion Relief Plan to aid famine victims.

Lake Malawi is home to the largest flocks of cichlid fish in Africa, popular amongst aquarium owners. It is also a haven for travel weary backpackers.

Studies are currently ongoing, to identify moth species, discovered in Kenya's Rift Valley. The discovery sheds new light to the area's environmental biodiversity

East Africa has more than wildllife. Popular add-ons to the traditional East Africa safari are Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya, and the Swahili Coast towns of Zanzibar and Lamu.

Vibrant and diverse Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia, Africa's oldest nation, where ancient historical traditions have been preserved in remarkable ways.

Feldman's book not only describes the geological upheaval of the New Madrid earthquakes in vivid detail, but also the political and social aftershocks.

Visitors to Malawi are welcomed with outstanding hospitality by locals. Lake Malawi is one of Africa's largest lakes with snorkeling, diving and good game viewing tours.

Get tried-and-true tips for creating an international business travel checklist. Packing and planning for an overseas trip is simplified with some helpful guidelines.

The Lesser Flamingo inhabits coastal and inland wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. It's breeding and feeding habits are unusual and interesting.

British author Roald Dahl-best known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-tells his story of service in the RAF during World War II in a highly readable memoir.

Discovered in the 1960's, tanzanite has been called "the gemstone of the 20th Century."

A 30-mile long ravine in northern Tanzania, the Olduvai Gorge (or the Oldupai Gorge) is the key to the study of the hominids of prehistory.

Recent pollution of the Yarmouk River with oil waste and sewage has again brought the problem of chronic water shortage in the Middle East into sharp focus.

Toxoplasma gondii, a tissue and intestinal parasite of cats, is a tissue parasite of humans and other animals. Infection causes various types of disease.

River blindness is caused by a parasitic worm that lives under the skin - blindness is just one of the symptoms of this devastating human parasite.

Lake Assal is placed within a unique area known as the Afar Triangle within Eastern Africa. But its water's extreme salinity is only part of its peculiarities.

Yellow fever is caused by a virus transmitted by the bite of a mosquito during a blood meal. The disease may be mild or severe resulting in death in 5-70% of those infect

Chikungunya is viral fever caused by an alphavirus. Chikungunya is spread by the bite of Aedes and Culex mosquitoes.

Ethiopia is a land of contrasts and extremes with some of the most beautiful mountains and scenery on the African Continent.

An adventure travel tour in Uganda combines the traditional East African safari with wild adventures such as gorilla tracking, Nile rafting, and tropical mountaineering.

The natural wonders of the world are truly breathtaking. They make us stand in awe and wonder how they ever came to be. Learn some fascinating facts about a few of them.

A glimmer of hope is on the horizon for Kenyans as the long drought that had faced the country is about to come to an end as predicted by the Meteorological Department.