Niamey, Niger — Several gold mines in northern Niger managed by a Chinese company were ordered to temporarily close after dozens of animals died from drinking wastewater, local authorities told ...

Several gold mines in northern Niger managed by a Chinese company were ordered to temporarily close after dozens of animals died from drinking wastewater, local authorities told AFP on Sunday.

They were able to export live animals worth $10 million to Nigeria in 2021 but are now desperate to find an alternative market. Across Niger, prices of basic items are surging.

The Niger Delta isn’t the only place where mangroves are in trouble. Worldwide, some 2,200 km2 (849 mi2) of mangrove forests were lost between 2007 and 2016, according to Global Mangrove Watch .

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has warned Nigerians against the slaughtering of sick animals for the Eid al-Adha celebration.

IN 1899 Giacomo Boni, director of the diggings in the Roman Forum, discovered, in the area of the Comitium, below the Niger Lapis, a layer containing votive bronze statuettes and sherds attributed ...