Sokora

people
Also known as: Sorko

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Niger

  • Niger
    In Niger: Settlement patterns

    …the Niger the Buduma and Sorko peoples are fishermen. Sedentary peoples live in dwellings that vary from those made of straw to those made of banco (hardened mud), although the Wogo people live in tents of delicate matting.

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Niger River basin

  • The Niger and Sénégal river basins and the Lake Chad basin and their drainage networks
    In Niger River: People and economy

    …in the lake region, the Sorko on the middle Niger, the Kede and the Kakanda between Jebba and Lokoja, and the Wurbo and the Jukun on the Benue. The discovery and exploitation of petroleum in the delta region, however, has seriously disrupted fishing there; oil pollution has killed most of…

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