An overloaded wooden boat ferrying nearly 300 wedding guests across the Niger River in a remote part of Nigeria split in half and capsized, leaving at least 106 people dead, including children.

Regular passengers of the "Tombouctou", a ferry whose route runs along the Niger River in northern Mali, are accustomed to hearing gunfire from the riverbank during their journeys.

The incident occurred on Monday night along the Niger River, as the overloaded vessel was returning from a religious festival. The boat was designed to hold only 100 passengers but was carrying ...

River transport and market trade are common in Nigeria, where roads are often poor. The Niger, West Africa's main river travelling through Guinea to Nigeria's Niger Delta, is a key local trade route.

An image from Google Maps indicates with a red marker the Ogbaru area of Nigeria's Anambra state, where an overloaded boat capsized in the flood-swollen Niger River on October 7, 2022, leaving ...

The boat capsized on the Niger River at night, when many passengers were returning from a wedding party. By Elian Peltier and Ismail Alfa Elian Peltier reported from Dakar, Senegal, and Ismail ...

NIAMEY, Niger — Flooding from heavy rains in Niger has killed at least 45 people this week and forced more than 226,000 from their homes, officials in the West African nation said Friday.

Ousmane Djebare Djenepo, wearing sunglasses and an easy smile, stands upright to show off the mighty Niger River which is flowing around his traditional wooden canoe, or pirogue. The 76-year-old ...

The Niger River, which runs 4,200 kilometers (2,600 miles), including more than 1,600 km (1,000 mi) in Mali, is becoming increasingly polluted, especially in Bamako. The water is now muddy and ...