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Niger (Africa)

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Niger

Niger (nī'jur, nēzhâr') [key], officially Republic of Niger, republic (2005 est. pop. 11,666,000), 489,189 sq mi (1,267,000 sq km), W Africa. It borders on Burkina Faso and Mali in the west, on Algeria and Libya in the north, on Chad in the east, and on Nigeria and Benin in the south. Niamey is the country's capital and its largest city.

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Death on the Niger: the truth about Mungo Park: this year marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Mungo Park, one of the great explorers of Africa and the founding figure of modern travel writing. Author of the bestselling Gates of Africa and a leading expert on the Scottish explorer, Anthony Sattin traces Park's final journey up Mali's Niger River in an attempt to cast light on his mysterious death. (Geographical)

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Tied to the job: caste remains a curse in many African countries. While people there are rarely killed because of it, discrimination against what are known as 'caste' people is common. Work and descent remain the binding factors, says Tidiane Kasse.(AFRICA) (New Internationalist)

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