3/6🧵 As Africa’s third-longest river, surpassed only by the Nile and the #Congo River, the Niger's main tributary is the Benue River.

4/6🧵 The Niger River’s diverse names across various languages. In Fula, it’s known as Maayo Jaaliba; in Manding, it’s Jeliba or Joliba, meaning "great river"; in Tuareg, it’s Eġərəw n-Igərǝwăn, meaning "river of rivers"; and in Yoruba, it’s Ọya, named after the Yoruba goddess.