Yet another style of African granary, Niger |
Village in Niger, south of Niamey |
Round-point, Dosso, Niger |
Major interchange in Dosso, where the roads to Niamey, Adadez and Benin meet |
Another ANPIP project - Agency for the Promotion of Private Irrigation, Niger |
The N1, the road to Agadez and the rest of Niger, Dosso |
Dosso, Niger - supposedly the bottles are full of black market petrol from Nigeria |
Hotel Djerma ** Dosso, Niger |
Up until now we have been travelling east, all the way from Dakar, Senegal. From here it's due south to the coast of Benin |
African Tulip Trees, Southwestern Niger |
Blooming African Tulip Tree - Spathodea campanulata |
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Well in a village in Niger |
Log with notches carved out by rope used to raise the bucket from the well |
Beehive shaped granary, Niger |
Village in SW Niger between Dosso and the Benin border |
Village in SW Niger between Dosso and the Benin border |
Roadside village, Niger |
Roadside village, Niger |
Southwest Niger |
Village on the east side of the Dosso-Gaye road |
We stopped to visit this village - it seemed as if they never had tourists stop by |
Village in SW Niger |
Village in SW Niger |
Another style of granary (our guide was really into wells and granaries) |
Village in SW Niger |
The villagers watching us curiously |
Boys in the village were the first to approach |
I hope no one in our group said "stick 'em up" |
Village in SW Niger |
Bundle of new roofing material, Niger |
Village woman pounding millet, Niger |
Village in SW Niger |
Young man from the village on an ox cart |
Young man from the village on an ox cart |
Villager, Niger |
Villager, Niger |
Villager, Niger |
For the only time in our trip, the villagers present us with a gift - fresh honey |
Villagers posing in front of the truck, Niger |
Termite mound, Niger |
Termite mound, Niger |
Our campsite for the last night in Niger |
Termite mound, Niger |
Termite mound detail, Niger |
A rare photo of me |
The Rotel guide, Günther Adam |
The Rotel guide, Günther Adam |
Top of the termite mound, Niger |
SW Niger |
Herd of cattle with a young calf, SW Niger |
Herd of cattle with a young calf, SW Niger |
Girl herding the cattle, Niger |
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Sunset, Niger |
Sahel Sunset, Niger |
Sunset, Niger |
The round circle on the flag of Niger is the Sahel sunset |
Sunset, Niger |
A man from Niger with an interesting tatoo pattern on his face |
A man from Niger with an interesting tatoo pattern on his face |
I couldn't just take the one guy's photo without everyone wanting one |
Posing with the Rotel truck |
Old farmer, Niger |
Man in Niger with some kind of eye disease |
Termite mound, Niger |
Termite mound, Niger |
Tending crops by a village near Gaya, Niger |
BIA Niger in Gaya, Niger's southern-most city |
Villa in Gaya, Niger |
Le Restaurant Hali, Gaya, Niger |
Downtown Gaya, Niger |
Pharmacie Populaire de Gaya, Niger |
Pirogues on the Niger River at Gaya |
The Niger River at Gaya |
Bridge to Bénin - the 3rd bridge across the Niger since leaving Bamako |
Niger River near Gaya, Niger |
Niger River near Gaya, Niger |
Niger River near Gaya, Niger |
Niger River near Gaya, Niger |
Niger River near Gaya, Niger |
Palms, Niger |