Families who have lived along West Africa's Niger River for generations have watched their livelihoods disappear as their fishing nets come up empty — or worse, filled with plastic waste. Fish stocks ...

"The Niger River in Western Africa is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a 4200 kilometers or 2600 miles long course winding through the African savannah, Desert and Rainforest. The fertile ...

BAMAKO — Bourama Traoré and his brother, now aged 20 and 29, grew up along the banks of the Niger River. Their daily routine has always been simple: cast their nets and provide for their family. But ...

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 fish ...