Along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, there are two kinds of fishermen: the ones who fish for an abundant nocturnal sardine called dagaa and the ones who don’t. Retired fisherman Myonge Seph has spent ...

Mwanza. The monthly suspension of sardine (dagaa) fishing during the full moon period, locally known as mbalamwezi, is delivering both economic and ecological benefits for fishers around Lake Victoria ...

Elizabeth Luvuno and her peer sorting dagaa at Kibuyunu village in Kwale County. [Levis Musumba/Standard] Along the sun-drenched coastline of the Indian Ocean in the quiet, fishing village of Kibuyuni ...

It is 8am and Elizabeth Adhiambo sits patiently at Ukwala market in Kisumu waiting for suppliers of dagaa fish, popularly known as omena. She has been waiting for two hours and is almost losing hope ...