The Niger River was the lifeblood of the Songhai Empire, carrying food, trade, and armies through West Africa. From Gao to Timbuktu and Djenné, it linked the cities that defined centuries of history. Journeying along the Niger today is not as simple as it sounds, and it wasn’t easy centuries ago either, when caravans and boats braved long routes and rival powers. While tracing the river’s entire course may not be realistically possible now, expl…
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