According to the Ministry of Fisheries, “Mali needs 300,000 metric tons of fish every year, whereas the country’s annual production is 130,000 metric tons.” The Niger River, which runs 4,200 ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A 12 News photographer happened upon a huge school of fish in Providence River on a recent Sunday morning. The video attracted a lot of attention on social media ...

Sand is filling up the river bed, garbage and toxic wastes are killing the fish, the hippos and crocodiles have been hunted to the edge of extinction and drought has sent water levels plummeting. But ...

However, Djenepo’s smile hides unease. “Before, the river was deep and the fishing seasons long,” said Djenepo, head of the federation of fishers of the Niger River’s inner delta. “Now there are far ...

But Djenepo's smile hides unease. "Before, the river was deep and the fishing seasons long," says Djenepo, head of the federation of fishermen of the Niger River's inner delta. "Now there are far ...