#Niger is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 56 people shared 151 posts with it — around 5 a day. Activity is down 32% versus the previous week, peaking on Aug 3 with 11 posts.

Posts with #Niger

WHO

@who.int

over 1 year ago

🧵 🎉 Congratulations #Niger for eliminating Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, the first country in the African Region to do so bit.ly/40Ur7lV 1/4

A young African girl in a red dress holding a fish by a river. Her feet is in the water.

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Vanishing and Endangered Cultures

@nowaykgn.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

These dunes, in the Tenéré region of the Sahara desert, can reach over 300 metres in height. They are formed from winds dropping their sand before climbing over the Air mountains. The Tenéré occupies much of southeastern Niger and is considered to be part of the larger Sahara Desert. #Niger #sahara

These dunes, in the Tenéré region of the Sahara desert, can reach over 300 metres in height. Niger is a former French colony which was granted independence in 1960. The land is mostly desert plains and dunes, with rolling savanna in the southeast. Niger is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world, with over 80% of its territory covered by the Sahara desert, and much of the rest threatened by periodic drought and desertification. The largest desert in the world, extending between 800 and 1,200 miles and at least 3,000 miles from east to west, covers one-fourth the area of Africa including the lands of Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Niger, Tunisia and Egypt.

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@nowaykgn.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

The Cross of Agadez is a symbol significant to the Tuareg people and is often worn by Tuareg women as a pendant. The cross is believed to bring good luck and repel evil. The cross is not directly associated with Christianity or Islam. #Niger #sahara #tuareg #desert #agadezcross #pendant #goodluck

A Tuareg lady stares into the camera wearing an Agadez cross. The Cross of Agadez is a symbol significant to the Tuareg people and is often worn by Tuareg women as a pendant. The cross is believed to bring good luck and repel evil. Tuareg Crosses are often used as a form of currency to buy cattle, cloth or foods in terms of need.

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Vanishing and Endangered Cultures

@nowaykgn.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Stuck in the Sahara Desert Continuing with the theme of "getting to some of these locations can be very difficult," I am on the way to photograph the Wodaabe tribe. #Niger #Sahara #stuck #camping #tuaregs #landcruiser

A Toyota Landcruiser is stuck in the dunes of the Sahara Desert in Niger.

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Vanishing and Endangered Cultures

@nowaykgn.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Wodaabe Children Many boys and girls have already been pledged to each other by their parents to preserve their traditions which they fiercely hold onto. Goats and sheep are tended by the children. #Niger #wodaabe #children #customs #traditions #Africa

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Vanishing and Endangered Cultures

@nowaykgn.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

The Tuareg are simple yet proud people. They would give their last drink of water to a stranger in distress, yet fight to the death if someone were to take their freedom away. #Niger #Sahara #tuareg #silhouette #distress #camel #sunset #freedom #water #photography #nikon #desert

A Tureg man holds his camel silhouetted against the Sahara sunset. The Tuareg people are predominantly nomadic people of the Sahara desert. The Tuareg are often referred to as "Blue Men of the desert " - because their robes are dyed indigo blue. They live in small tribes with between 30 and 100 family members and keep camels, goats, cattle, and chickens which graze the land. The Tuaregs are the masters of the Desert and have been nomads for over 2000 years now, mainly trading, salt, dates, sugar, silver, Sheep, Camels, Horses, and leather, throughout North Africa, West Africa, the Middle East, and even East Africa. The Tuareg are simple yet proud people. They would give their last drink of water to a stranger in distress, yet fight to the death if someone were to take their freedom away.

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Vanishing and Endangered Cultures

@nowaykgn.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

The Tuareg are a Berber ethnic group who have lived in Niger for centuries. They are traditionally nomadic pastoralists who have a unique culture that blends Berber, Arab, and Indigenous traditions. #Niger #sahara #nomadic #berber #arab #indigenous #islam #photography #sunset

Two Tuareg camel riders face the waning sunset in Niger. The Tuareg are a Berber ethnic group who have lived in Niger for centuries. They are traditionally nomadic pastoralists who have a unique culture that blends Berber, Arab, and indigenous traditions.

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Vanishing and Endangered Cultures

@nowaykgn.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

The male beauty ideal of the Wodaabe stresses tallness, white eyes, and teeth; the men will often roll their eyes, and show their teeth to emphasize these characteristics. Red ochre, which coats the face, is associated with blood and violence and is only used on special occasions. #Niger #Wodaabe

At the end of the rainy season in September, Wodaabe clans gather in several traditional locations, before the beginning of their dry season migration. The best known of these is In-Gall's Cure Salée salt market and Tuareg seasonal festival. Here the young Wodaabe men, with elaborate make-up, feathers, and other adornments, perform the Yaake: dances, and songs, to impress marriageable women. The male beauty ideal of the Wodaabe stresses tallness, white eyes, and teeth; the men will often roll their eyes, and show their teeth to emphasize these characteristics. Wodaabe clans then join for the remainder of the week-long Guérewol, a series of barters over marriage and contests, where the young men's beauty and skills are judged by young women.

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Vanishing and Endangered Cultures

@nowaykgn.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

"Blue Men of the Desert" The Tuareg people are predominantly nomadic people of the Sahara desert. They would give their last drink of water to a stranger in distress, yet fight to the death if someone were to take their freedom away. #Niger #sahara #desert #tuareg #camel #photography #nikon #film

A Tuareg man faces the sun while his camel brays behind him.
The Tuareg people are predominantly nomadic people of the Sahara desert. The Tuareg are often referred to as "Blue Men of the desert " - because their robes are dyed indigo blue. They live in small tribes with between 30 and 100 family members and keep camels, goats, cattle, and chickens which graze the land. The Tuaregs are the masters of the Desert and have been nomads for over 2000 years now, mainly trading, salt, dates, sugar, silver, Sheep, Camels, Horses, and leather, throughout North Africa, West Africa, the Middle East, and even East Africa. The Tuareg are simple yet proud people. They would give their last drink of water to a stranger in distress, yet fight to the death if someone were to take their freedom away.

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Vanishing and Endangered Cultures

@nowaykgn.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

"People Of The Taboo" The male beauty ideal of the Wodaabe stresses tallness, white eyes, and teeth; the men will often roll their eyes, and show their teeth to emphasize these characteristics. #wodaabe #Niger #taboo #beauty #teeth #eyes #CureSalée #Guérewol #photography #nikon #slidefilm #remote

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De Archeoloog

@dearcheoloog.bsky.social

6 months ago

In de Sahara in #Niger in Afrika hebben wetenschappers fossielen gevonden van een tot nu toe onbekend soort #spinosaurus, een grote vleesetende dinosaurus. Deze spinosaurus #mirabilis leefde in het Krijt, 95 miljoen jaar geleden. /1 www.demorgen.be/niet-te-m….

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95 miljoen jaar oud en een kolos van 12 meter: wetenschappers ontdekken nieuwe reuzendinosaurussoort in Niger

Op een dorre plek in de Sahara in Niger hebben wetenschappers fossielen opgegraven van een nieuwe soort Spinosaurus, een van de grootste vleesetende dinosaurussen. ‘Het dier valt op door zijn grote zw...

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Extinction Rebellion Legalteam_de

@xrlegal-de.bsky.social

almost 2 years ago

#Klimakrise: In Westafrika wurden durch Starkregen und Überflutungen 460 Menschen getötet und 950.000 mussten flüchten. @savechildrende.bsky.social fordert deswegen von Staaten Ausstieg aus #Fossilenergie. #Nigeria, #Niger, #Mali www.africanews.com/2024/0….