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Niger nī´jər [key], great river of W Africa, c.2,600 mi (4,180 km) long, rising on the Fouta Djallon plateau, SW Guinea, and flowing NE through Guinea and into Mali. In central Mali the Niger forms its vast inland delta (c.30,000 sq mi/77,700 sq km), a maze of channels and shallow lakes. An
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Nigeria: U.S.$48 Million Crude Oil Lost to Vandalism in Six Months - Kyari
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Nigeria: 10 Years After UNEP Report, Ogoniland Remains Heavily Contaminated - Report
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Nigeria: Interview - Why Nigerian Govt Cannot Allow Marketers Fix Petrol Prices - Sylva
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