USAID’s Footprints in Zinder, Niger Republic

The Sahel today is marked by food insecurity, persistent poverty, ineffective governance, high population growth rates, and recurrent climate shocks. This often drives vulnerable communities into a chronic cycle of crisis, conflicts, and the need for large amounts of humanitarian assistance for millions of people. This is particularly true in Zinder, a region of southern…

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ECOWAS Launches Electrical Interconnection Works in Niger for Four Countries in the Region

The electrical interconnection of ECOWAS countries is one of the flagship integration projects piloted by the organization. Currently, only nine member countries have a partnership in the field.  Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, current President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and his Nigerien counterpart Mohamed Bazoum chaired, on Tuesday 22 February, in Niamey,…

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