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    • Group photo taken at the ceremony for the provisional acceptance of fibre optics at the Niger Telecoms office, Niamey, Niger
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Niger takes a major step towards high-speed connectivity with handover of over 1,000 km of fibre-optic cable

The project has two major components: first, the construction of a 1,031-km national and cross-border fibre-optic network; and secondly, the installation of a Tier III national data centre

Niger has taken a major step forward in improving the country's broadband connectivity and regional digital integration by completing provisional acceptance of the fibre-optic sections built under the Trans-Sahara Optical Fibre Backbone Project (TSB) – a project financed by the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org). On 14 November, an official…

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    • The African Development Fund, through its Climate Action Window, will provide a response to the Sahelian wetlands of catchment basins in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal, which are subject to ongoing degradation due to unsustainable exploitation practices and inefficient management of natural resources
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The Climate Action Window of the African Development Fund grants over $9 million to strengthen climate resilience in the Sahel's main catchment basins

The Sahelian wetlands of the catchment basins in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal are subject to ongoing degradation due to unsustainable exploitation practices

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has awarded a grant of $9.48 million to implement the Community and Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation in the Wetlands of the Sahel Catchment Basins Project.   The financial support comes from the Climate Action Window (https://apo-opa.co/4i6v3Hi) -- a climate change financing mechanism…

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    • Ali Lamine Mahamane Zeine, Prime Minister of Niger, and Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group (right), present the documents corresponding to the $144.7 million financing agreement aimed at developing Niger’s energy sector and improving the competitiveness of its private sector
    • Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group (right), and Ali Lamine Mahamane Zeine, Prime Minister of Niger, sign a $144.7 million financing agreement at the institution's headquarters in Abidjan to improve energy access and private sector competitiveness in Niger
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African Development Bank Group and Niger sign $144.7 million agreement to boost energy access, economic competitiveness and resilience

A key component of the project focuses on developing renewable energy capacity, with plans for 240 MW of solar power by 2030, including 50 MW by December 2026

African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Sidi Ould Tah and Niger’s Prime Minister, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, have signed a $144.7 million financing agreement to improve energy access and private sector competitiveness. The agreement, signed at the institution’s headquarters in Abidjan, provides budgetary support from the African Development Fund, the…

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    • Niger: African Development Bank extends loan of over $144 million to enhance energy access and economic competitiveness
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Niger: African Development Bank extends loan of over $144 million to enhance energy access and economic competitiveness

Niger’s Energy Sector Governance and Competitiveness Support Program is expected to address governance challenges by strengthening public financial management systems, particularly tax revenue mobilization and tax revenue control system

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a loan of $144.27 million to Niger for the first phase of a program that will reform energy sector laws and address the country's critical power shortage. Niger’s Energy Sector Governance and Competitiveness Support Program is expected…

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    • The African Development Bank is providing $950,000 to support women’s access to finance and training and accelerate economic inclusion in the Sahel region
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Sahel region: African Development Bank to extend nearly $1m in gender-based grants to boost opportunities for women-led businesses

The grant, which will supplement an earlier $3.9 million financing grant from the Bank’s Transition Support Facility, is expected to bolster 1,400 women-led enterprises

The African Development Bank's Gender Equality Trust Fund (www.AfDB.org) will provide a $950,000 grant to the Africa Small and Medium Enterprise Business Linkages Program in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.  The grant, which will supplement an earlier $3.9 million financing grant from the Bank’s Transition Support Facility, is expected…

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    • African leaders of government and institutions at the AU Industrialization Summit in Niamey, Niger
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African leaders call for faster industrialization during African Union Summit

Bazoum called on African countries to entrench the rule of law to catalyze the emergence of the African private sector

African leaders reviewed the continent’s progress in industrialization, economic diversification, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in the context of global shocks, debt vulnerabilities, climate change, and security concerns. Twenty heads of state and government as well as their representatives attended the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Industrialization,…

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    • The African Development Bank is supporting rural dwellers’ enhanced access to financial services through decentralized financial systems.
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Niger: African Development Fund Provides $16 Million to Support Financial Sector Deepening and Inclusion

The project will strengthen mobilization of long-term resources for financial service providers and improve financial inclusion of vulnerable populations

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (http://bit.ly/3gEDVZp), the concessional lending arm of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), has approved $16 million in loan and grant financing to Niger to implement the Financial Sector Deepening and Inclusion Project. The project will strengthen mobilization of long-term resources for…

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    • Mr. Kalidou Diallo, Country Economist at the African Development Bank in Niger; Dr. John Andrianarisata, Country Manager of the Bank, Mr. Saadou Bakoye, Secretary General of the Ministry of Planning and Mr. Iro Souléye, Advisor to the Ministry of Planning
    • In addition to representatives of the Government of Niger and the Bank, several stakeholders are participating in the completion review of the 2018-2022 CSP combined with the 2022 portfolio review and dialogue on the next CSP 2023-2027 of the Bank for Niger
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Niger: African Development Bank, government hold multistakeholder dialogue on Country Strategy Paper for 2023-2027

Some 60 senior officials from government agencies, experts from the African Development Bank Group and representatives of the private sector and civil society are participating in the review

The government of Niger, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and several other stakeholders have begun a review of the country’s 2018-2022 Country Strategy Paper (CSP) and 2022 portfolio performance review, which are both completed. The parties also started discussions on the new country programming for the next five years (2023-2027).…

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    • Through appropriate capacity building programmes, Sahel countries will increase their own capabilities to accelerate their energy transition
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African Development Bank, MASEN and RES4africa to co-organise training programme for Sahel countries

The planned sessions are relevant to all aspects of the solar energy value chain and landscape – from utility scale to decentralized uses

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), MASEN and RES4Africa have agreed to join forces on a dedicated solar energy training programme in 2022, to foster the uptake of solar energy in five Sahel countries. The programme, to be conducted in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, will focus on energy…

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Niger: African Development Bank Group approves $127 million package to open up eastern agricultural areas

The approved package comprises a loan of $71 million and a grant of $56.8 million

On Wednesday in Abidjan, the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved funding of $127.8 million to Niger. The funds approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the Group's concessional arm, will be used for a project to open up access to farming and pastoral lands in the…