Some fishers in Bamako, Mali’s capital, are raising concerns about dredging of the Niger River in search of gold. They say the combination of dredging and increasing plastic pollution is causing ...

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.

The boat capsized on the Niger River at night, when many passengers were returning from a wedding party.

A general view of the Niger River in Onitsha on February 27, 2023. Over 100 people are still missing after a boat packed with nearly 300 passengers sank in the Niger River on Monday, in ...

Lagos — Almost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday. An estimated 85 people were taking ...

Rescue operations are still under way after boat accident on the Niger River kills more than 100 people, police say.

Hundreds of people, including wedding guests, are feared dead in north-central Nigeria after a boat they were traveling in capsized in the river Niger early Monday, a local chief told CNN on Tuesday.

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.