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Bussa (underlined, upper-left of centre) on an 1899 map of the Niger river. Bussa, also known as Boussa in older texts, was the capital of northern Borgu, in northern Nigeria. It was the farthest navigable point on the Niger River, just above the rapids.
15. Juni 2023 · By Al Jazeera Staff. 15 Jun 2023. Recovery efforts are continuing for dozens of people believed to still be missing after an overcrowded boat capsized in central Nigeria three days ago, killing...
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14. Juni 2023 · Nigerian authorities are carrying out search and rescue operations after a boat capsized in the Niger River. CNN Senior Africa Editor Stephanie Busari reports. 01:50 - Source: CNN. Stories...
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Mungo Park's remains are believed to have been buried along the banks of the River Niger in Jebba, Nigeria. With Park's death the mystery of the Niger remained unsolved. Park's theory that the Niger and Congo were the same river became the general opinion in the years after his death.
11. Sept. 2023 · The boat capsized along the Niger River on Sunday morning with more than 100 villagers, mostly women and children, aboard. They were traveling to their farmlands in the Gbajibo community, located 251 kilometers (156 miles) from the state capital Minna, the closest source of emergency response.
Bussa Emirate, the northern of two Emirates in Borgu Division of Ilorin Province, was bordered on the east by the River Niger and on the west by the Erench colony of Dahomey. The border along the Niger was about 130 miles long and contained the major series of rapids known as the Bussa Rapids between Bussa town and Garafini in Wawa District, as ...
Michael Langley describes how Park’s second journey of exploration down the River Niger was ended by his mysterious death at Bussa.
