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Niger launches construction of Army Museum in Niamey

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Niger has launched construction in Niamey of a 15,000 m² Army Museum intended to honour military personnel and civilians who died for the homeland. The site of the former Petit Marché has been handed over to the company carrying out the work, under a committee chaired by Brigadier General Mamane Souley, according to the Defence Ministry cited by Aïr-Info Agadez.

Niger has launched construction of an Army Museum in Niamey, a 15,000 m² building dedicated to the memory of military personnel and civilians who died for the homeland, according to Niger’s Ministry of Defence. The building will be located on the site of the former Petit Marché, in the centre of the capital.

The land was officially handed over on Saturday to the company in charge of the works, in the presence of members of the technical, scientific and cultural committee overseeing the project and its partners. The committee is chaired by Brigadier General Mamane Souley. No completion date has been announced.

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