The #Niger #River in Western #Africa is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a 4200 kilometers or 2600 miles long course winding through the African savannah, Desert and Rainforest.

The fertile soil at parts of the river allowed for some of the earliest civilizations in the world to rise, and Saharan Trade brough immeasurable riches to the area. Learn about this and much more in this quick explainer about the Niger River. Subscribe and leave a like if you want to see more like it. Cheers.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:03 The Course of the Niger River
1:23 The Niger River in History


Music Credits:
At The Shore - The Dark Contenent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

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