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PostHeaderIcon The Niger River in the heart of Africa

The Niger River in the heart of Africa

Although its name many people mistake the territory it covers, the Niger River not only crosses the country to which it homonymy, this river rises in Guinea across the countries of Mali , Nigeria and Benin , where it empties into a large delta , making it the main river throughout Africa Occidental. Furthermore it is the third longest river in the whole of Africa, surpassed only by the Nile and the Congo River. Read the rest of this entry »