A small boat has sunk in the Niger River on the border between Niger and Benin, killing 13 people, locaBoat accident on Niger ...

The Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority received N9 billion in the 2025 fiscal appropriation, which was allocated to Niger State for various projects, the managing director, Aliyu Tajudeen ...

An image from Google Maps indicates with a red marker the Ogbaru area of Nigeria's Anambra state, where an overloaded boat capsized in the flood-swollen Niger River on October 7, 2022, leaving ...

The Niger River, which runs 4,200 kilometers (2,600 miles), including more than 1,600 km (1,000 mi) in Mali, is becoming increasingly polluted, especially in Bamako. The water is now muddy and ...

An overloaded wooden boat ferrying nearly 300 wedding guests across the Niger River in a remote part of Nigeria split in half and capsized, leaving at least 106 people dead, including children.

The 76-year-old Malian is one of tens of thousands of fishers who make a living from the river and the verdant wetlands that surround it. However, Djenepo’s smile hides unease. “Before, the river was ...

Boaters on the Niger River in Niamey, the country's capital. Armin Rosen/Business Insider 2015-10-17T15:25:41Z Share. Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link An icon in the shape of a ...

Regular passengers of the "Tombouctou", a ferry whose route runs along the Niger River in northern Mali, are accustomed to hearing gunfire from the riverbank during their journeys.