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the Niger River from southern Niamey, with the Kennedy Bridge in the distance. Seasonally shallow and broken by rapids, the river is difficult for large boats to navigate. The Niger River is navigable 300 km from Niamey to Gaya on the Benin frontier from mid-December to March. Thereafter, a series of falls and rapids rendered the Niger ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. Major river in West Africa Niger River Fleuve Niger (French) Joliba (Maninka) Jeluba (Bambara) Mayo Ɓalewo 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 𞤄𞤢𞤤𞤫𞤮 (Fula) Egerew ⴻⴳⴻⵔⴻⵡ (Tamasheq) Issa Beri (Zarma) Kwara (Hausa) Toru Beni (Ijo languages) Ọya (Yoruba) Óshimiri/ Oshimili ...
The project is a very high-profile project for Niger. According to the Prime Minister at the time of initiating construction, Seyni Oumarou, "no other development project will have sparked so much long term interest or such high expectations". The expected benefits include increased agricultural production and hydropower generation.
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Benue River (French: la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is a major tributary of the Niger River. [2] The size of its catchment basin is 319,000 km 2 (123,000 sq mi). Almost its entire length of approximately 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) is navigable during the summer months .
These included the "2008-2027 Investment Programme of the River Niger Basin", the "Water Charter of the River Niger Basin", the creation of a donors' meeting for the implementation of the 2008–2012 priority five-year plan, acceleration of the Taoussa Dam project in Mali and the Kandadji Dam project in Niger. [1]