Niger launches two urban development projects in Niamey
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Journalduniger
Nigerien authorities launched urban development works in Gountou Yena and Lazaret in Niamey on Friday 23 October 2026. The projects are part of the capital’s infrastructure modernisation policy, according to Niger’s Urban Planning Ministry.
The operation is being carried out with Niamey city council and the team from the Economic and Urban Infrastructure Project (PIDUREM). It aims to improve living conditions in the capital through developments suited to its needs, reports Journalduniger.
The Gountou Yena project is part of Niamey’s infrastructure modernisation and urban restructuring policy. It follows the launch, on 7 October, of a 100,000-cubic-metre-per-day water plant in Niamey.
