Jawal koira
The place
Jawal koira ("Village Enclosure" in Songhai) in the Tillabéri region, Kollo/Tillabéri sector (~50 km north of Niamey, Niger), at 250 m altitude, Sahelian savanna. FIRST RECORDED ENTRY for Niger. COUNTRY ANOMALY: Niger absent from the database. Rural Songhai village (Nilo-Saharan people, Songhai Empire 15th-16th century, Askia Mohamed, Gao capital), area of millet/sorghum/shea trees, heritage of the Niger River (4,180 km, 3rd longest in Africa) and the Sahel region (security/terrorist crisis since the 2010s+, military coup July 2023).
The setting
Tillabéri Kollo/Tillabéri ~50 km N of Niamey Niger 250 m Sahelian savanna first recorded entry, Jawal koira Songhai village empire 15th-16th c. Askia Mohamed Gao, millet/sorghum/shea, Niger River 4,180 km 3rd in Africa, Sahel crisis 2010s+ coup 7/2023, ANOMALY Niger absent.
