Nov 1, 2013 - Niger

The effects of THE BOMB with the greatest impact of the country of Niger can b described as mostly Health and disease, but also a technology Gap and even bad geography. The article provided gives evidence of a technology gap by referencing primitive farming techniques, resulting in a food shortage and then contributing to the famine that sweeps the country. Scientists were even able to predict the weather conditions causing this famine months in advance, suggesting a poor geographical location of the country, so that farming is not...

Oct 6, 2013 - Niger

Niger's poverty mostly comes from its primitive export; farming. It has poor geography for farming, which is a major problem in the first place. On top of that, farming in general is a very hard industry because it is completely based off the weather (unless you have very high technology). So not only is Niger's geography bad for farming, the fact that almost its entire economy is based off an industry that can be completely ruined by simple weather, is a big issue. So as soon as bad weather hits, an entire year's worth of food can be...

Sep 25, 2013 - Niger

Niger, being the second poorest nation in the world, suffers from multiple problems that cause its poor condition. For starters, the nation has a massive technology gap, with technology being very scarce and, perhaps, even non-existent in many parts of the nation. For instance, of the nearly 17 million people living in Niger about 116,000 are internet users (CIA World Factbook). The nation also suffers from geographical impacts. Being a sub-Saharan country, Niger has a very hot and dry climate. These conditions cause drought and famines...

Sep 23, 2013 - NIGER

In the article, the four main factors that have Niger in poverty are disease, bad government, bad geography and a lack of modern technology. In Niger 1 out of 5 of its citizens are dying due to malnutrition. 262 children out of 1000 do not reach their fifth birthday because of the lack of food in the country. The scarcity of food is so drastic because of all of the obstacles in the way. The geography of Niger is not fit for the production of food, with erratic rainfall and dry land it is nearly impossible to have crops survive and upkeep...

Jan 21, 2008 - Nguigmui via Diffa ***********

The bus we left on at 7 was a masterpiece of metal and motor held together by sheer willpower! Every time the driver shifted gears it sounded like he used a hammer! Jan 21 Bus was actually quite comfortable even w/ bench seats since we had more leg room and at least 3 windows were lacking so plenty of breeze(later we would regret this). We got on right away to "grab" our seats and then watched the landscape crawl by...green bush/trees and evidence of lots of crops(dried stalks & stubs). They use the stalks for fencing, etc. Further we went...

Jan 20, 2008 - Zinder

This is the slowest internet I think I have ever been at...tried and failed to upload just 2 pics...took 20 min and by then I had lost the site and the pics! We left Niamey at 6 am...Abdul drove us to station. Was to be a 12 hour trip, bus was filled with Hag Muslims returning so we stopped for prayers regularly even when we had previously stopped just half hour before "prayer time"! Had a flat tire which took 45 min and at least a fourth of the road was potholes or gravel due to road reconstruction. We had planned to get to Zinder early...

Jan 16, 2008 - Cotonou+Niamey, Niger

Actually, we came in to this fine town late in the day of the 15th from PortoNovo since our bus tickets indicated that we would leave at 2 am the morning of 16th for the 15 hour ride to Niamey, Niger. We had a fine Chinese dinner near the station, then I went next door for a big dish of ice cream where we sat around til almost 11. Jake and I went to the station and the fellow there provided us with mattresses so we could rest...Bon and Mari showed up later. Unfortunately, there were a few too many mosquitoes to relax so didn't rest well....

Dec 9, 2007 - Kanazi

On Niger River to see hippos! Dec 9 Trip to see hippos included a stop at the village on the other side of the Niger which was very enlightening since we could actually see how the people in the countryside live. Pics show much of their lives, school room (3 classes a day with approx 14 in each), kitchen areas, cattle areas, grain storage-upside down cones, garden plots, etc. If Marta and Enrico were not with us we probably would not have been able to understand or interact (picturewise?) as much if at all. Their facility with the language...

Dec 5, 2007 - Niamey, NIGER

Bus 370+ km to Niamey was best bus ride yet...comfortable, reg. bus bus, on time(left at 6am arr. at 530pm), easy border crossing even w/ 1+hr wait. Countryside gradually getting dryer...Thun(Anthony-Dutch fellow retired UN) remembers jungle(big trees & animals) in NE Burkina Faso some 30 yrs ago now all clear cut just scrub brush and no trees over 20 ft. tall. He says the laterite soil is very thin & easy to wash out get played out. Most subsistance farmers used to cultivate crop and then let lie fallow 2-3 yrs. At border I bought a bag of...