Launch of work on the WAPP North Backbone Project – WAP

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The President of the Republic, Head of State, HE Mohamed Bazoum and his counterpart from Ghana, HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, current President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), proceeded this Tuesday in the early afternoon of February 22, 2022, in Gorou banda, about ten kilometers from Niamey, to the official launch of the Regional Electrical Interconnection Project WAPP Dorsale Nord.

The Ghanaian President, who arrived in the morning to participate in this ceremony, was greeted at the foot of the footbridge of the presidential plane by President Mohamed Bazoum.

After the performance of the national anthems of the two countries, and the review of the troops who paid them the honors, the President of the Republic of Ghana was greeted by Nigerien officials, in particular the Speaker of the National Assembly, HE Mr. Seyni Oumarou , the Prime Minister, Head of Government, HE Mr Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou and the High Representative of the President of the Republic, HE Mr Foumakoye Gado.

The ECOWAS WAPP (West African Power Pool) North Backbone Project, at a total cost of USD 568.2 million, aims to set up a 330 kw interconnection line , called Dorsale Nord, to supply, from Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin and Togo.

Funded by the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the French Development Agency, the European Union and a counterpart from Nigeria, the works of this electricity interconnection project will be completed in 2024.

In a speech, the Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energies Mr. Mahamane Sani Mahamadou, welcomed the presence of the two Heads of State at this ceremony, which is proof of their support for the implementation of this project.

This project aims, among other things, to operationalize the regional electricity market. In particular, it will allow the regular supply, and at lower cost, of electrical energy to West African populations.

The President of the Republic, Head of State, HE Mohamed Bazoum received, on Tuesday afternoon February 15, 2022, the Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP), Mr. David Beasley

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The President of the Republic, Head of State, HE Mr. Mohamed Bazoum received, on Tuesday afternoon February 15, 2022, the Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP), Mr. David Beasley.

“The President of the Republic is totally committed to supporting people affected by the various crises linked to insecurity, drought, the effects of climate change and Covid-19,” said Mr. David Beasley on leaving. of hearing.

The interview focused on several topics including “how to support all these families across Niger”, he said.

“Programs such as school feeding and resilience, which allow families to meet their needs, are to be preferred,” he said.

“My role, he stressed, is to ensure that the WFP cannot have work to do, when we manage to allow families to succeed on their own, to take charge of themselves. And we are doing this work together with the Government of Niger. »

“I’m going to speak with world leaders so that we don’t forget Niger. We will work together for peace, and make sure that countries like Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria and Yemen cannot take the lead in the news,” Mr. David Beasley said.

WFP, the largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger in the world, “responds in Niger to the needs of poor women, men, boys and girls since 1968.”

To save lives, this UN organization intervenes in crisis areas. It provides food assistance in these areas to help victims of conflicts, such as refugees, displaced persons, returnees and host populations.

The President of the Republic, Head of State, HE Mr. Mohamed Bazoum received, in the early afternoon of February 15, 2022, the Commissioner for Home Affairs of the European Union (EU), Mrs. Ylva Johansson.

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The President of the Republic, Head of State, HE Mr. Mohamed Bazoum received, early Tuesday afternoon February 15, 2022, the Commissioner for Home Affairs of the European Union (EU), Mrs. Ylva Johansson.

The European Commissioner told the press that she had congratulated the President of the Republic “for his leadership and his action on migration” adding: “I hope that he will be recognized and praised for this action at the African Union-Union Summit which will be held in Brussels”.

“We have very good cooperation between the European Union and Niger and the objective of my visit here was to learn more, to hear and to exchange with interlocutors such as the Minister of the Interior, in order to deepen and expand our cooperation in migration management, security and border surveillance,” said Ylva Johansson.

”I listened to President Mohamed Bazoum and heard his views on areas to be strengthened and his analysis of the security situation around Niger,” she said.

“Niger has the right approach to migration, a normal and manageable phenomenon, and it is a phenomenon that will not go away, the main thing is to manage it together and in an orderly manner”, indicated the Commissioner. , saying she is “very satisfied” with her stay in Niger.

The President of the Republic, Head of State, HE Mohamed Bazoum, received on Wednesday February 9, 2022, the Luxembourg Minister for Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, Mr. Franz Fayot.

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The President of the Republic, Head of State, HE Mohamed Bazoum, received on Wednesday February 9, 2022, the Luxembourg Minister for Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, Mr. Franz Fayot.

“We discussed the excellent relations between Luxembourg and Niger which date back more than thirty years and also took stock of our joint achievements under the latest Indicative Cooperation Plan (ICP) between 2016 and 2021”, said Mr. Franz Fayot.

These achievements mainly concern “key sectors” for Niger: water, sanitation, education, vocational training and agriculture, he said, adding that we can show “very good successes , which explains why PIC 4, which entered into force this year, is a record PIC for Luxembourg. »

“We have allocated an envelope of 145 million euros to this programme, which is the largest envelope in Luxembourg. Niger is the most important country for Luxembourg cooperation and we will continue in the sectors in which we have worked so far. In water and sanitation, we are a European leader but also in education, the empowerment of young people and especially young girls,” explained the Luxembourg minister.

“We are very aligned with what the Republic of Niger is doing. It is a cooperation that is good and that will, in the coming years, go even deeper,” he said.

French President Emmanuel Macron Hosts A Meeting On Libya AT Elysee Palace

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Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou waves as he arrives for an international conference on Libya at the Elysee Presidential Palace on May 29, 2018, in Paris France.

Macron today receives African heads of state and rival Libyan leaders in Paris at an international conference on Libya to encourage all major Libyan actors to reconciliation through the ballot box.