Boaters on the Niger River in Niamey, the country's capital. ... topography, and wildlife made me wonder what else I might be missing on a planet that's too vast, and too diverse, to see in whole.

However, the Niger River is also facing risks of extinction. Situated 15 km northwest of Niamey, the Gardens of Rio Bravo is the capital’s most fascinating excursion and the most hit by a ...

Picture the scene: you’re stood on a damp floodplain, stretching miles into the distance. Below your feet, shallow puddles of water have spilled out onto the flat, low-lying river basin which ...

"The Niger River is 4,200km long, with 500km crossing into Niger." Millions of people depend on the region's natural resources, which in turn depend on the river, for fishing, grazing land, crops, and ...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: WWF is joining with local and international partners to save Africa's third longest river. West Africa's Niger river connects four ecoregions of outstanding importance and some ...