a town on the left bank of the River Niger between the cities of Timbuktu and Gao. The Tuareg rebels, who want independence for northern Mali, are opposed to the army taking control of bases ...

Mansa Musa ruled for the next 25 years and used Mali's military might to control the trade routes of the Sahara and the Niger River, greatly expanding the wealth and power of the empire.

The MoD said it was the first targeted "cordon and search" operation carried out in this way by UN forces in Mali. A cell of suspected IS fighters fled by swimming across the River Niger ...

By UN Mission in Mali / Sophie Ravier, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr ... It owed its wealth to its strategic position by the Bani River, one of the tributaries of the Niger, on the edge of the Inner ...

Some countries changed their names after they became independent, choosing something that felt more connected to their ...

The extended closure has fuelled the smuggling by boat of migrants as well as licit commodities across the Niger Rive ...

My neighbors were having another loud argument. This time she was chanting "vagina" in his face, and he was chanting "penis" ...

Every rainy season for the past 12 years, floods have swept through 67-year-old Idris Egbunu's house in central Nigeria.

The group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a military checkpoint 10 kilometres from the Nigerien capital.

Who named Nigeria and in what year? Read on to find out more about the name Nigeria, its origins, meaning, and interesting ...

Don't miss the National Museum of Mali, where you can learn about the country's rich history and culture, or stroll along the Niger River for a leisurely day. Djenné, a designated UNESCO World ...