THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TOURIST LEISURE CENTRE IN NIAMEY
Sector: Tourism
Type: Private
Project owner: Agency Projedis - Africa
Estimated cost (USD): USD 8.2 million
Estimated cost (FCFA): FCFA 4.1 billion
The project objective is to provide Niamey with a tourist leisure centre (size 2.2 hectares) on the banks of the Niger river. The project is an innovating one for the area as it will provide a fully-equipped facility that caters for all ages. The space will be equipped with:
- One (1) conference centre, 750 seats;
- Five (5) meeting rooms, 100 seats;
- Five (5) rooms - 60 seats;
- One (1) hostel with 120 beds;
- Ten (10) family suites;
- One (1) open-air theatre, 350 seats;
- One (1) restaurant;
- One (1) housing project of forty (40) semi collective units;
- Children’s playgrounds;
- Adult sports centres;
- One (1) modern gymnasium;
- One (1) riding school;
- And various other support facilities and amenities.
Benefits
- Provide the city of Niamey with a modern fully-equipped tourist leisure centre, similar to other African capital cities;
- Increase Niamey’s tourist accommodation capacity;
- Support the actors of all activity sectors in the organisation of large-scale national and international events;
- Reduce the number of journeys by Nigeriens to foreign holiday destinations.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Project Design: Private / Private
Funding: Private / Private
Implementation: Private / Private
Operations: Private / Private
Risk sharing: Private / Private