Niger doesn't get in the news much. This landlocked Saharan nation doesn't have much in the way of national resources, is listed by the UN as one of the world's least developed countries, and yet it has a serious attitude towards conservation. Niger is home to a unique ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
Niger
Remote African nation saves rare giraffes from extinction
Niger doesn't get in the news much. This landlocked Saharan nation doesn't have much in the way of national resources, is listed by the UN as one of the world's least developed countries, and yet it has a serious attitude towards conservation. Niger is home to a unique ...Norway world's best place to live
I'm not sure if everybody wants to live in Norway, but it's certainly at the top of the global list. The United Nations Development Program determined this based on data GDP, education and life expectancy – among other metrics – to find the best of the best, as ...One Day in Africa: Lives of six ordinary Africans
When I watched the trailer of One Day in Africa, the latest documentary of Brook Silva-Braga, the resonance of village and city life in most African countries was immediately evident. It's a resonance that often doesn't make headline news. It resides in the pattern of each ...More Independence Days to Celebrate
August is another Independence Day bonanza. The shifts of power didn't happen all at once, but 1960 was a big year. If you're in any of these countries expect a holiday. Maybe there will be fireworks or a parade or a speech or two.
August 1 - Benin gained independence ...Running the Sahara
How's this for ballsy (I filed this one under "hiking", tho that seems to be an understatement). A couple of guys decide to do their part to help the world, in this case to bring better water conditions to Africa and Africans, and look for what would seem an impossible ...The Lonely, Dead Tree of Tnr
A damn interesting article popped up on DamnInteresting.com today about the Lonely Tree of Ténéré -- known as the most isolated tree on the planet, located in remote Niger. That is, until one day in 1973 when an allegedly drunk Libyan lost control of his ...Africa Travel: Niger
Whenever you find yourself having a hard
time finding good information on a destination not as frequented as others you can always rely on Lonely Planet and even UNESCO's World Heritage List to point out spots of
interest. Seems there is a World Heritage landmark in ...
