Majestic river NIGER

The main water nerve of West Africa ...
.... at the source lush tropical rain forest mountains in Guinea ...
....finding the passage cut through capital cities of Bamako ( Mali ) and Niamey ( Niger )....
..... subsequently a vast inner delta with "lakes" and fish in the centre of dry Sahel ...
.... with a slow and gentle flow through the sandy Sahara desert.....
..... passing the once majestic cities of Mopti and Timbouctou in Mali...
.....later on in Niger rocky and dangerous rapids near Labezanga......
...much later mangrove swamps at the mouth ....
.....infested by pollution and oil business in Nigeria .....
.....with ongoing turmoil along the shores ('les rivieres').....
.....ENISOKOMO ! - Welcome ! say the Bambara people ..........
......Where is the Door To Paradise ?......................

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In memory of Cpt. Thomas SANKARA