A ferry boat trying to land at a Niger River town in the Timbuktu region of northern Mali hit rocks and sank in an accident ...

A night-time docking attempt on the Niger River ended in tragedy as a ferry sank near Diré, northern Mali, leaving at least ...

A ferry accident on the Niger River near Timbuktu, Mali, resulted in dozens of fatalities. The boat sank after hitting rocks, ...

Over 100 people, predominantly women and children, are still missing after a boat capsized in northwestern Nigeria, authorities are reporting. The incident occurred on Monday night along the Niger ...

WWF is joining with local and international partners to save Africa's third longest river. Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: WWF is joining with local and international partners to save Africa's third longest ...

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 ...