Until the explorations of Richard Lander, it was thought to flow east into the marshes of the Sudd. The Scot Mungo Park had traced its upper course as far as Bussa from 1805 but died in the attempt to follow it further downstream.  Rising in the Fout
Until the explorations of Richard Lander, it was thought to flow east into the marshes of the Sudd. The Scot Mungo Park had traced its upper course as far as Bussa from 1805 but died in the attempt to follow it further downstream.  Rising in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea, it forms an "internal delta" containing Lake Faguibine.  Bounded by the channels of Nun, Forcados, Escravos, and Bonny, its more conventional delta was occupied in the nineteenth century by city-states trading in palm oil. Today, however, the delta region's economy is driven by petroleum.  FTP, the nation that allegedly exported uranium to Iraq takes its name from this largest river of West Africa.
Until the explorations of Richard Lander, it was thought to flow east into the marshes of the Sudd.
Niger River