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Battle for Resources Grows as Lake Victoria Shrinks

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In Ethiopia and Kenya, dry seasons grow longer and tribal conflict over access to water is on the...

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Some outside environmental groups join residents in blaming much of Lake Victoria's troubles on dams. (AP/Wigglesworth)

Africa's Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake, is shrinking. As its waters subside, battles over the lake's resources increase.

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