Niger to resume construction of Kendji Dam: Presidency.
Agreements have been reached to remove obstacles and restart the long-delayed project following talks between Nigerian leader Abdurahamana Tiani and World Bank Vice President for West and Central Africa Usman Diagana, the Nigerian presidency said.
Key points of the project and talks:
Niger and the World Bank also discussed a new five-year partnership framework to expand access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises.
The talks dealt with accelerated development in the electricity, energy, agriculture, livestock and water sectors.
Located in the Tilabéri region, about 187 km upstream from Niami, the dam is designed to generate 130 megawatts of electricity and irrigate 45,000 dunams of agricultural land.