According to the Ministry of Fisheries, “Mali needs 300,000 metric tons of fish every year, whereas the country’s annual production is 130,000 metric tons.” The Niger River, which runs 4,200 ...

A new oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river, upending livelihoods in fishing and farming communities in the Niger Delta, which has long endured ...

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided 50 traditional-looking boats with hunting equipment to the women of Sorko, a local community making a living from fishing in Niger. The ...

An estimated 85 people were taking the overloaded boat on Friday when flooding of the Niger River caused it to tip over. "The boat reportedly carrying 85 persons capsized following rising floods ...

The incident occurred on Monday night along the Niger River, as the overloaded vessel was returning from a religious festival. The boat was designed to hold only 100 passengers but was carrying ...

The Bozo of Mali are people of the water. For generations, they have lived along the banks of the Niger river, fishing for their livelihood. But climate change and drought have brought lower water ...