In a tragic incident, at least 27 people died while over 100, including women, were missing after a boat capsized along the Niger River in central Nigeria.
About Niger River:
It is the principal river of western Africa.
With a length of 2,600 miles (4,200 km), it is the third longest river in Africa, after the Nile and the Congo.
In West Africa, it’s the longest and largest river and is nicknamed the "Boomerang River" due to its serpentine shape.
Course: The Niger rises in Guinea 150 miles (240 kilometers) from the Atlantic Ocean, from where the river detours into the Sahara Desert, taking a sharp right turn near Mali’s Timbuktu city, and then flowing southeast into the Gulf of Guinea.
Niger, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Benin, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria are the ten African countries that the river runs through.
The Niger River Basin covers 7.5 percent of the African continent, and its main tributary is the Benue River.
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