Project : Missing Links on the Trans-Sahara Highway
Description : Construction of 225 km of road between Assamakka and Arlit, Niger
Estimated total cost : USD102 million
Description : The use of political gravitas and goodwill to unblock and facilitate political bottlenecks affecting the implementation of ICT broadband and optic fibre projects on the continent
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Key Results
The Country is benefiting from the Trans Sahara Highway project through the construction of a 225-km-long missing link from Assamakka to Arlit, Niger at a cost of USD102 million. The highway will also link Niger to four other countries (Nigeria, Tunisia, Mali and Chad) in Africa
The 4,500km optic fibre line from Algeria to Nigeria also includes Niger and resources have been provided by the African Development Bank (AfDB) for feasibility studies for the Niger and Chad segment