Migingo Island is crowded with fishermen.

The surrounding waters are full of Nile perch, a valuable export.

Kenya and Uganda continue to dispute the ownership of the island.



Migingo Island on Lake Victoria in Africa is a fishing hub teeming with Nile perch, a profitable export to the European Union. With lots of money to be made and little space to fit all of the fisherman seeking their share, the tiny, 0.49-acre rock is covered with overlapping houses.

Ownership of the island has overlapped, as well, causing a dispute between Kenya and Uganda over who owns the valuable fishing waters.

Here's what conditions on the island are like today.