It is an important transportation route in the places it flows through. Learning that mungo park discovered my very own river niger, i was taken aback in awe at the super qualities of the white master. It has only 10% as much sediment as the nile because the niger s source is in very old rocks that have little silt. Confluence of rivers of niger and benue, kogi state. Physical geography of the niger river basin the niger river is africas third longest river 4,200 kilometers and encom.
This part of the atlantic ocean is called the gulf of guinea. Find out how awf is fighting for the survival of niger s precious natural resources. The niger is used by the population for agriculture irrigation, livestock sustainment, fishing, and other general uses. Director krishna shah soaks up the authentic locations and memorable characters with observational camerawork that captures. The original name of the river egerou nigereou, which means the river of rivers was given by the tuareg, expressing. Others came by the great river bringing yams and fish in their canoes. Rock paintings and other artefacts attest to settlement during palaeolithic and. Finally, it reaches the sea at a large delta, called the niger delta of the oil rivers. The film was directed by krishna shah, and starred james earl jones, cicely tyson, and louis gossett, jr. The niger river is the longest river passing through nigeria, and also the longest river in west africa. Daughter of loudon wainwright iii and kate mcgarrigle, and the sister of rufus wainwright, she has frequently appeared on recordings by her family members, the mcgarrigle sisters and family and has released several independent eps.
The association wanted proof of the river s course and to know where it finally emerged. Benue river simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The africans have benefited from this oil and the world as well, and of the routes of the river niger to settle many people as their homes. Niger or niger state is a state in central nigeria and the largest state in the country. A river of western africa rising in guinea and flowing about 4,180 km in a wide arc through mali, niger, and nigeria to the gulf of guinea.
Named after the niger river, niger is the largest nation in west africa. From his travels through mali and down the niger in a dugout canoe, jeanmarie gibbal has created a personal documentary of the cultures of the region. The river niger 1976 drama james earl jones youtube. He also has completed his magnum opus, the river niger, a poem about the grandeur and symbolic importance of the african river, which is presented in lifeaffirming, masculine terms. The niger river is the main river of western africa. River niger has been a lot of benefits to the west african people, and out of the niger delta comes oil to satisfy nigerian people. It has a crescent shape and it goes through guinea, mali, niger, on the border with benin and then through nigeria. As competition over land and natural resources grows, pressures on protected areas and biodiversity increase. Mali, niger, on the border with benin and then through nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the niger delta or the oil rivers, into the gulf of guinea in the atlantic ocean. Oludele olaseinde is a living legend from the afro rock era in nigeria in the 1970s. Before it reaches the sea, it spreads out to form the largest delta in africa. Niger river canoes on the niger river, south central nigeria, 1841. An irrigation project in the delta, begun by the french in the 1930s and including a large dam at sansanding.
It was formed in 1976 when the then northwestern state was bifurcated into niger state and sokoto state. Niger river definition of niger river by the free dictionary. People can travel on it for nearly the whole length in the summer months. With cicely tyson, james earl jones, louis gossett jr. The river niger is a play by american playwright joseph a. Oludele is a sought after session guitarist, playing acoustic and electric guitars on two albums for award winning artiste seydu from. It then adopts a southwesterly and southerly course before. Walker, first performed by new york citys negro ensemble company offbroadway in 1972. The niger, the main river draining w africa, has been a major nucleus for human habitation for several thousand years.
River niger is a tony awardwinning play turned to a movie. Roman expeditions to lake chad and western africa were a group of military and commercial expeditions by the romans across the sahara desert, into the interior of africa and its coast. One of the main reasons of the explorations, according to academics like jonathan roth, was to procure gold and spices. In 1795 the association appointed mungo park to explore the course of the river niger until houghton had reported that the niger flowed from west to east, it was believed that the niger was a tributary of either the river senegal or gambia. Walker first performed by new york citys negro ensemble company in 1972, the river niger is a touching and poignant snapshot of a mid20th century africanamerican family. Indeed, in the season it was first produced, it won the obie award for best american. The river niger 1976 stream and watch online moviefone. The river niger is a 1976 film adaptation of the 1972 joseph a. Walker, was first performed by the negro ensemble company in new york city in 1972. Biafra strategic military lessons from the nigerian civil war 1 posted on august 4, 2015 by peccavi.
Niger river location on the map, source, length, quick facts. Grace cooper, in the dictionary of literary biography, praises the river niger walkers fourth play to be. The river niger is also home to west african manatees which can grow to lengths of 15 ft, and weigh around 800 pounds. It rises on the jos plateau 18 miles 29 km southwest of jos town near vom and flows in a northwesterly direction to a bend 22 miles 35 km northeast of kaduna town. Some of these mammals, which face extinction, cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The play was first published in 1973, and was adapted to the screen by walker in the 1976 production starring cicely tyson and james earl jones. Niger river on its way to the golf of guinea in the atlantic ocean, this river flows in a great loop for about 2600 miles.
The river niger is very much a time capsule of the mid1970s. Like the nile, the niger river has a flood every year. The river niger 1976 cicely tyson james earl jones. Here are very interesting facts you must know about the niger river.
Aug 01, 2019 the niger river is the longest river in nigeria, and is shared together with such other countries as guinea, mali, niger, and benin. The river niger, a source of life and danger for the people in impoverished eastern mali, is also the origin of elaborate mythology. This rare combination of aquatic life makes the river niger a major tourist attraction in west and central africa. It was then called niger area, after a long usage it was shortened to nigeria yesufu, 1982.
Aug 11, 20 learning that mungo park discovered my very own river niger, i was taken aback in awe at the super qualities of the white master. The parts of niger that arent desert in the extreme south of the country are threatened by desertification from the sahara. Along with numerous other rivers, these are the longest rivers in nigeria. Walker, the river niger is considered by most critics to be his best. The river niger was also adapted to the screen by walker and produced as a film of the same title by cine artists in 1976, starring cicely tyson and james earl jones.
Niger is a dry, largely desert nation in west africa. Niger river simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The river niger, a loosely autobiographical play by joseph a. Pdf oil spill incidents and pipeline vandalization in. Mungo park did not discover river niger but mansa abubakari.
The director, krishna shah, is probably the main thing which keeps this good film from being great. Oct 21, 2019 in 1795 the association appointed mungo park to explore the course of the river niger until houghton had reported that the niger flowed from west to east, it was believed that the niger was a tributary of either the river senegal or gambia. It starts in the adamawa plateau of northern cameroon. The production made its broadway debut with a transfer to the brooks atkinson theatre on 27 march 1973 for a run of 162 performances. It runs in a crescent through guinea, mali, niger, on the border with benin and then through nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the oil rivers, into the gulf of guinea. Niger river synonyms, niger river pronunciation, niger river translation, english dictionary definition of niger river. This area has seen a tremendous population increase in past years and is still increasing today. The niger delta is one of the largest oil producing regions of the world. The population around the niger is well below the poverty line. They were made by the roman empire between the first and the fourth century ad. The river niger remained a wonder to the first europeans who set foot on nigerias soil until john and richard landers passed through the confluence on october 25th 1830 thereby completing the journey that mungo park had started. But its direction is a mess, and its story falls victim to what might be called the billy jack syndrome.
The play was first published in 1973, and was adapted to the screen by walker in the 1976. It is surrounded by mali, algeria, libya, chad, benin, and burkina faso. Walker, was first performed by the negro ensemble company in new york city in 1972 the play was first published in 1973, and was adapted to the screen by walker in the 1976 production starring cicely tyson and james earl jo. Niger is the principal river of subsaharan western africa as well as one of the biggest countries in the west part of saharan africa that got its name after the river. He played in legendary lagos bands the clusters, soul inspired, ofo the black company and afro express. Its also the title of the main character johnny williams symbolic poem about the river. Dec 16, 20 a river and its people, the niger river local boats documentary, discovery, history stop over documentary, discovery, history. The evolution of the nba has continued to the present. The river niger, a film about a series of crises in an american black family, has good intentions and several very wellacted scenes. Arts and environment of the niger delta anderson, martha g.
Niger, in west africas sahara region, is fourfifths the size of alaska. Roman expeditions to lake chad and western africa simple. The niger delta meets up the atlantic ocean with love and care. Johnny williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancerridden wife mattie. Download the river niger study guide subscribe now. Theres a lot of good acting, some bad acting, and some pretty much middle of the road direction. Walkers the river niger is an angry young black man play, and in 1973 its political and racial stance was new and fresh.
Biafra strategic military lessons from the nigerian civil. The film had a limited commercial release in 1976 and has rarely been seen in later years. The play received several major awards and ran slightly less than three hundred performancesa respectable showing for a nonmusical on the broadway stage. River niger article about river niger by the free dictionary. Geography the niger river in the southwest flows through the countrys only fertile land.
Attacking from the south required negotiating the creeks and swamps, attacking from the west required crossing the river niger bounded on both sides by thick rain forest, attacking from the east required repeated river crossings, with few. The kainji dam dam across niger river in western nigeria 6 miles long constructed mostly from earth, but center section is concrete, which houses hydroelectric turbines provides electricity for all large cities in nigeria some power is sold to niger oct. Mungo park was exploring the river niger when he stumbled into this vast area along the river. The niger river is also unnavigable because it is too shallow for boats the majority of the year. It features james earl jones as a housepainterpoet who struggles to support his cancerplagued wife cicely tyson. The sacrificial egg, a short story by chinua achebe the. Released 1976, the river niger stars jamesearljones, cicelytyson, glynnturman the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which collated. An unusual feature of the river is the niger inland delta. Every tour is private, scheduled on dates of your choice.
Nigers economy is based on some of the worlds largest uranium deposits making up as much as 70 percent of its exports as well as livestock and crops, such as pearl millet and cassava. William allen, a narrative of the expedition sent by her majestys government to the river niger, in 1841 london, 1848, vol. A black poet is forced to paint houses to provide for his family in harlem. Sail one of africas great waterways the niger river all the way to the edge of the sahara desert and the legendary city of timbuktu. In central mali the niger forms its vast inland delta c. But times are tough and the povertytroubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of johnnys love and. The state capital is minna, and other major cities are bida, kontagora, and suleja. Kaduna river, main tributary of the niger river, in central nigeria. Grace cooper, in the dictionary of literary biography, praises the river nigerwalkers fourth play to be. The niger river is the principal river of western africa, extending over 2500 miles about 4000 km. He just doesnt have a real vision for this sort of thing. He is a multi instrumentalist and leader of the river niger orchestra. Its leadership has a clear commitment to the integrated management of the basins environmental and water resources. Little did i know that the opposite was the truth and that the liars were the only barbarians.
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