Bani River News Today

Located on the borders between the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger is the landlocked region of Liptako-Gourma. It is a region rich in traditions, languages, and customs, intertwined over centuries.

In Mali, West Africa, is an architectural testament to the Islamic faith and a time-honoured adobe construction. The Great Mosque of Djenné is built entirely from earthen materials and serves as an everlasting reminder of the feats of African architecture and sustainable construction.

Struggle for Malis masters of the waters AFP 3 hrs ago © MICHELE CATTANI Boats along the Bani river in Mopti, situated in the Inner Niger Delta Members of Malis nomadic Bozo ethnic group, who dominate the fish trade on the Niger River, are increasingly settling in towns in the face of insecurity in the Sahel. There are hundreds of ethnic groups in the semi-arid African region, but the Bozo people have traditionally occupied a specific niche. Along with the Somonos, they were long the only ...

Author: AFP|Update: 22.04.2021 07:31 Environmental issues surrounding the Niger River in Mali are threatening the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen / © AFP Ousmane Djebare Djenepo, wearing sunglasses and an easy smile, stands upright to show off the mighty Niger River which is flowing around his traditional wooden canoe, or pirogue. The 76-year-old Malian is one of tens of thousands of fishermen who make a living from the river and th...

Along the mighty Niger River, fewer fish and more jihadists AFP 2 hrs ago AFP © MICHELE CATTANI Environmental issues surrounding the Niger River in Mali are threatening the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen Ousmane Djebare Djenepo, wearing sunglasses and an easy smile, stands upright to show off the mighty Niger River which is flowing around his traditional wooden canoe, or pirogue. The 76-year-old Malian is one of tens of thousands of fishermen who make a living from t...