03 August 2023

The Nigerien government, through the National Information Society Agency (ANSI), is seeking partners to provide high-speed internet to 1,000 schools and 300 health huts across the country. An international call for tenders will close on 22 August.

The selected service providers will provide indoor and outdoor WIFI, a user management platform, a content management platform, energy and a monitoring platform in 22 high schools, 268 secondary education complexes (CES), 401 colleges General Education (CEG) and 309 primary schools across the country’s eight regions of Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey, Tahoua, Tillaberi and Zinder.

The investment committed by the government is part of the ‘Smart Villages’ project, the main objective of which is to increase access to mobile telephone services and broadband services in rural areas and to provide digital financial services in some underserved areas. It will also help reduce the digital divide between urban and rural areas in Niger. In total, 2,111 identified villages will benefit from the various advantages linked to the program.