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Implementation of a management assistance system dedicated to road maintenance in Niger
Philippe Lepert Engineer-Consultant, Logiroad, France - Director of Research, IFSTTAR, France. Member of the World Road Association's Technical Committee 4.1 Management of road assets in the capacity of French-language secretary.
Ibrahim Maman Sanda Lead Engineer, Director, Directorate of Network Management,Ministry of Public Works, Niger. Member of the World Road Association's Technical Committee 4.1
The Republic of Niger is a West African country (illustration 1) with a vast land mass (1.3 million km²), 80% of which lies in an extremely arid zone (Sahara and Sahel). While the population (17 million) remains primarily concentrated in the country's "more fertile" southern reaches, its extractive resources (gold, iron, coal, uranium, oil, etc.) tend to be in the north.