At least 100 people, most of them women, went missing after a boat capsized along the River Niger in northern Nigeria. At least eight people were confirmed dead at the scene while local divers were ...
Families who have lived along West Africa's Niger River for generations have watched their livelihoods disappear as their fishing nets come up empty — or worse, filled with plastic waste. Fish stocks ...
Determined to discover the source, course, and mouth of the Niger River, this British explorer witnessed much more than just the tracing of its waters. His notes revealed the everyday life in Africa ...
The boat was carrying about 300 people on the Niger River. Rescuers continued to search for survivors. By Ismail Auwal and Lynsey Chutel Ismail Auwal reported from Abuja, Nigeria, and Lynsey Chutel ...
KADUNA, Nigeria, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Dozens of people were feared dead after a boat carrying mostly women and children returning from a religious festival capsized in northern Nigeria, a local emergency ...