Introducing Niamey
On the Niger River’s lush shores and home to culinary delights unparalleled elsewhere in Niger, Niamey refreshes those arriving from the Sahel’s wilds. Conversely, it can be a desperate place with summer dust never settling and the pain of the world’s poorest country on show.
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Dive into markets, peruse the museum, take a pirogue along the river or simply enjoy a sunset riverside drink as silhouettes of loping, laden camels cross Kennedy Bridge.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: nigerian transit visa
by halfwaytree 27 March 2012
I managed to get a one week transit visa in Niamey in December 2011 for 65000 CFA but it was a long process and wasted two weeks of my…
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International Day of Francophonie
by nutraxfornerves 20 March 2012
It's probably too late for many of the SiTizens, but I just learned from an LP Facebook post that March 20 is the [_International Day…
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RE: nigerian transit visa
by Giora 20 March 2012
Getting visas for Nigeria can be a very frustrating experience: travelers are often refused visas, and predicting how an embassy will…
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