The inner delta of the Niger, one of the most extensive flooded areas on Earth, is such a case. IRD scientists have investigated the possibility of forecasting catches in such an environment.

BARCELONA, Sept 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mali's Inner Niger Delta is expected to experience its highest level of flooding in 50 years in the coming months, putting lives, homes and ...

We are cruising through the inner Niger delta, a miraculous wetland on the edge of the Sahara desert in Mali. Yet for a Brit like me, the wildlife in this exotic scene is strangely familiar.

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Masked Niger Delta militants hold their guns as they arrive at their camp, in Okrika, Rivers State, Nigeria, on April 13, 2007. The Niger Delta has been the site of several insurgencies.

The Niger Delta Avengers emerged in February, after claiming responsibility for an attack on an underwater pipeline run by Shell, forcing the oil giant to halt its 250,000-barrel-per-day Forcados ...

The Niger Delta is a hub of Nigeria's oil industry, which, according to OPEC, accounts for $77 billion worth of Nigeria's exports—more than 90 percent of the country's total exports.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged as an armed militia group in January 2006 when it launched coordinated attacks on oil installations.

Mali's Inner Niger Delta is expected to experience its highest level of flooding in 50 years in the coming months, putting lives, homes and animals at risk, an international conservation group has ...