The River Nile is contaminated with microplastics. A basket of tilapia at a market in Khartoum. Dalia Saad, Author provided (no reuse). We dissected the fish to remove their digestive tracts.

Omdurman, Sudan – Al-Nimeiry Musa Mohammad has spent 25 years fishing on the Nile River and he has never been so worried about the future. Catches are dwindling and more fishermen are seeking ...

Sky News has carried out the first ever scientific research into plastic pollution in the River Nile - and discovered that a staggering three-quarters of the fish analysed contained microplastics.

Fishermen fish at a waterfall in the Nile River in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, on July 6, 2024. Hundreds of amateur and professional fishermen gathered here to fish and escape the heat during hot ...

The Nile is only slightly longer than the Amazon River, for example, and in 2007 a team of Brazilian scientists announced they had remeasured the Amazon and found it to be 6,800 km (4,225 miles ...

One of the fish dealers in Pakwach Town, Ms Dorothy Aceng, said weeds on River Nile have not only affected fishermen, but also fish dealers who are now traveling long distances to look for fish ...

Residents and fishermen in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District, have raised alarm over the continuous discharge of untreated industrial waste into the River Nile, a practice they claim is severely ...

The River Nile flows through 11 countries in Africa, making it the world's longest river. ... irrigation, fishing, and transport. Modern challenges, however, loom over the Nile.

How overflowing River Nile is forcing thousands to survive on edge of canal. As flooding worsens, ... People who venture into the water to fish or collect water lilies are at risk.