Niger River

Nigeria, the greatest source of African oil for export, is at the center of the African oil producing states bordering the Gulf, and the Niger River is the corridor for transporting Nigerian oil and gas, and now, oil and gas from landlocked Niger, as well.

Obama, Ghana, and African oil 2009

The Niger River is the north east border of 'W' National Park in Niger.

'W' National Park, Niger 2009

The Niger River is the north east border of 'W' National Park in Niger.

Niger country profile 2008

The Niger River is the longest river in West Africa and the third longest in Africa.

Inner Niger Delta flooded savanna 2008

In 2007, he became governor of Niger state, a rural state with two major hydroelectric dams on the Niger River that provide much-needed electricity for the nation.

Bomb explodes at Nigerian political rally, kills 3 2011

So do we really think that a team of undergraduate or graduate students can develop a solution to the environmental crisis in the Niger River delta?

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It was probably named after Timbuktu, the town in Mali near the Niger River, although researchers are still trying to find out how and why it got its name.

Excavation of sites such as Timbuctoo, N.J., is helping to rewrite African American history 2010

Touré grew up near the Niger River, said to hold mystical powers, in an area with a spiritual life similar to that of the Mississippi Delta blues region.

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Floods in Niger are compounding an already urgent food crisis in the region, as the Niger River reaches its highest level in more than 80 years.

Floods Heighten Food Crisis in Niger 2010

It was probably named after Timbuktu, the town in Mali near the Niger River, although researchers are still trying to find out how and why it got its name.

Excavation of sites such as Timbuctoo, N.J., is helping to rewrite African American history 2010