Along its 2,500 miles course it passes cities such as Djenne, Bamako and Timbuktu.
This river's tributary, the Bani River, joins it near the town of Mopti. The Sankarani River along with the Bani are undergoing the construction of dams to control irrigation and flooding near this river's Talo Dam . It starts in the Djallon Mountains at Tembakounda and flows past the port of Lokoja and onward to its delta near the Bight (*) of Bonny. Along its 2,500 miles course it passes cities such as Djenne, Bamako and Timbuktu. For 10 points, name this major river of West Africa which lends its name to two countries with capitals Niamey and Abuja.
This river's tributary, the Bani River, joins it near the town of Mopti.
{Niger} River [MB]