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Niger: International Development
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In mid-February 2003, the Ministry of Energy launched a new project – Project for the Development of Niger’s Interconnected Electrical Network (DREIN) – to provide towns in Niger with electricity from Nigeria. An electricity network that currently connects Maradi (southern Niger) to Nigeria will be extended to cover the region of Tahoua in east central Niger, while Chetimari in eastern Niger will be connected to Damassak in the north. The total cost of the project is estimated at 9.5 billion CFA francs (US$15.5 million).
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If their international NGO sponsor is without a permanent presence in Niger, American citizens should verify that their NGO group has informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at least two weeks prior to the start of a mission in Niger. This notice should be in written form and should include the purpose of the mission, names of the individuals who will be working for the NGO on the mission, the dates of the mission, where the mission will take place and the types & license plate numbers of the vehicles involved in the mission. The Ministry of the Interior should be copied on this notice of mission.
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The American Red Cross is supporting Langdon Greenhalgh, team leader for relief efforts of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Federation) in Niger. Greenhalgh left the U.S. for Niger on July 17th, and will be in country until Sept. 1 directing the Red Cross response effort.
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