Science and Environment

Atlas of natural and agronomic resources of Niger and Benin
Digital atlas covers soil, vegetation, economics, climate, plant and animal production, and adapted farming.
http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/~atlas308/startpages/page2/english/content/title_en.htm

Fish-eating dinosaur found
The remains of a previously unknown type of fish-eating dinosaur have been discovered in Africa.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/213073.stm

Soil and Terrain Map of southwest Niger
Also relevant to gemorphology and climate.
http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/~atlas308/b_niger/projects/b2_1_2/html/english/nframe_en_b2_1_2.htm