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The Blue Nile emerges from the east in Ethiopia's Lake Tana, while the White Nile appears from around Lake Victoria exiting at Jinja, Uganda. This is why Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake by area, is often credited as the source of the Nile.

Lake Victoria is by surface area, the world's second largest lake and the largest lake in the African Great Lakes region. The lake supports the largest freshwater fishery in the world, producing 1 million tons of fish per year and employing 200,000 people in supporting the livelihoods of 4 million people