LAST STRETCH OF SAHARAN HIGHWAY IN SIGHT
ALGERIA Assamaka Arlit NIGER MALI Agadez Tahoua NIAMEY Maradi Zinder
BURKINA FASO
NIGERIA BENIN IMAGE: Rainer Lesniewski/
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Final link in 4,600 km road drives regional integration
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onstruction of the 225 km Arlit- Assamaka road in Niger – the
missing paved stretch of the Trans- Sahara Road linking Algiers, Algeria to Lagos, Nigeria, with side links to Mali and Chad – will soon be completed. Financed by the OPEC Fund and other partners, including the government of Niger, the project will help reduce the isolation of rural communities and promote regional integration.
The Trans-Sahara Road is a vital north-south trade route. Approximately 4,600 km in length, the highway is integral for moving goods from the more agriculturally endowed south to food insecure regions in the north. Niger’s section of the road is around 975 km long and provides a critical lifeline for its population. The Arlit-Assamaka stretch links the
industrial town of Arlit in northern- central Niger with Assamaka, a small northerly town on the Algerian border. Constructing this 225 km-long road
LIBYA
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Niger’s section of the road is 975 km long
and provides a critical lifeline for its population
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