The African Great Lakes contain more than 25% of Earth's surface freshwater, yet many of their unique species face extinction

• Image AI generatedSomewhere along the East African Rift Valley sits a chain of lakes holding more than a quarter of all the surface freshwater on the planet.
• The African Great Lakes span ten countries, keep over 50 million people fed and employed, and rarely get a mention alongside the world's other great natural wonders.