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As a result of a special meeting of the Niger River Commission (established in 1964), to discuss the revitalizing and restructuring of the organization to improve its efficiency, the Niger Basin Authority was established in 1980. Its responsibilities cover the harmonization and co-ordination of national development policies; the formulation of the general development policy of the Basin; the elaboration and implementation of an integrated development plan of the Basin; the initiation and monitoring of an orderly and rational regional policy for the utilization of the waters of the Niger River; the design and conduct of studies, researches and surveys; the formulation of plans, the construction, exploitation and maintenance of structure, and the elaboration of projects.
Members. Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria.
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Official languages: English and French.
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Headquarters: 288 avenue du Fleuve Niger, Plateau, Niamey, Niger.
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Website: http://www.abn.ne
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Email: sec-executif@abn.ne
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Executive Secretary: Dr Toupta Boguena (Chad).
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(2019). Niger Basin Authority. In: The Statesman’s Yearbook 2019. The Statesman's Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-95321-9_72
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