Africa is the world’s second largest continent ... Aswan Dam, across the river Nile in Egypt, is the world's largest embankment dam. A dam is a barrier that blocks water to create a human ...

President Bola Tinubu has been urged to caution the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, for alleging intimidating Governor Sim ...

So why does Nigeria keep flooding, and is it getting worse? Nigeria hosts two of West Africa's great rivers: the Niger which enters the country from the north-west the Benue, which flows into ...

“The map shows critical flood-prone zones across Nigeria, particularly around stations along the River Benue and River Niger.

The mysterious, silent giants face increasing threats in Africa. Relocating animals to ... They walked south-southeast across the Sahel, along the Niger River, and skirted Niamey before settling ...

In 1816 the British sent two large, ambitious expeditions to Africa, one to follow the Niger River to its outlet, the other to trace the Congo River to its source. Their shared goal was to complete ...

The river is a significant transit point for migrants travelling north from coastal states up through Niger and on towards North Africa. Until the July 2023 border closure, passengers typically ...

More than 100 people have died in floods after Nigeria's two major rivers burst their banks, authorities say. The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) says heavy rains caused the Niger ...

Read moreMali, Niger, Burkina Faso: How a triumvirate of military leaders are redrawing West Africa’s map Meanwhile the Place de Francophonie was renamed after the Alliance of Sahel States ...

The river is a significant transit point for migrants travelling north from coastal states up through Niger and on towards North Africa. Until the July 2023 border closure, passengers typically ...