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Niger River

Our boat to Timbuctoo
Timbuktu to Ouagadougou

May 2nd 2009
We left by Pinesse(oversized canoe) on April 21 down the Niger river(but northerly direction) and spent 3 days getting to Timbuktu. A wonderful if uncomfortable journey,we saw Hippos,birds, fish and fishermen and stopped at villages to buy food. This large waterway is in the middle of desert and sustains tens of thousands of people and animals. We had to get out and push many times and camped on ... read more
Africa » Burkina Faso » Centre » Ouagadougou

Burkinabe Flag Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural res... ... read more
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