Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: WWF is joining with local and international partners to save Africa's third longest river. West Africa's Niger river connects four ecoregions of outstanding importance and some ...

The disaster happened on the Niger, near Dambo in Kogi state, at a point where West Africa's mightiest river can be more than 600 metres (yards) across. "It's unclear how many people were on board ...