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During the month of November, the flow of River Niger was characterized by a low flow situation in the Upstream and the Lower Niger. Whereas, in the Inland Delta at Dire and downstream up to Kainji Dam in Nigeria, the water level is continuously rising because of the influence of Black flood. (...)

The end of October month was characterized by a low flow in the Upper Niger Basin and the Lower Niger River. Meanwhile in the Inner Niger Delta and the Middle Niger the increase in flow continues due to the incoming black flood from upper Niger Basin. The filling up of Selingue dam in Mali and (...)

In September the rainy season draws to its end on most of the Niger Basin. The concentration of the previous month runoffs in the main river has significantly increased the river water level and the rise of the flow is progressing. The Sélingué dam in Mali, and Kainji dam in Nigeria are in (...)

The hydrological situation in the Niger basin during the month of August 2018 was characterized by the continuous increase in flow in some catchment of Niger River Basin as a result of effective installation of rainy season. The filling of Selingue Dam in Mali and Kainji Dam in Nigeria is (...)

The hydrological flow situation of the Niger Basin during the month of July 2018 was characterized by the continued rise of water in due to the installation of the rainy season. During this period, the Sélingué dam in Mali and the Kainji dam in Nigeria began their filling. The flow analysis (...)

The hydrological situation in the Niger basin during the month of March 2018 was characterized by the ongoing drastic decrease in water level in the entire sub‐basins. This situation is more critical in the Upper Basin and Inner Delta of Niger (IDN) compare to the previous years with a decrease (...)

The hydrological situation in the Niger basin during the month of February 2018 was characterized by drastic decrease in water level in the entire sub-basins. This situation is more critical in the Upper Basin compare to the previous years with a decrease in flows to ecologically disturbing (...)

The hydrological situation in the Niger basin during the month of January 2018 was characterized by the lowest flow in the Upper Niger Basin compare to the previous years. This situation is as a result of deficit rainfall recorded in the upper basin and a sudden stopped of raining season (...)

INTRODUCTION The hydrological situation in the Niger basin during the month of December 2017 was characterized by the ongoing low flow in the Upper Niger Basin, Inner Delta and Lower Niger Basin and the reach of the maximum black flood peak known as “Guinean flood in the Middle Niger Basin in (...)

1. INTRODUCTION The 2017-2018 hydrological year, which started in June 2017, was marked by exceptional events in certain parts of the basin, notably on the main course and the Bénoué tributary. Indeed, local floods in September 2017 were, sometimes, marked, by rapid increase in the water level. (...)