Health

The World Bank supports Niger in improving access to health care, combating malnutrition, and empowering women and girls. Key results include access to health and nutrition services with nearly six million women and children under five having benefited from health and nutrition services. Improved infrastructure and equipment with the construction of 40 new health facilities and rehabilitation of 211 integrated health centers.

Energy

The World Bank–Niger partnership mobilizes $1.2 billion to finance one national and four regional projects, including the Kandadji Dam program, aiming to provide electricity to more than 4.5 million people. In addition, in January 2025, Niger adopted the Compact under the World Bank-African Development Bank M300 initiative, committing to reach an electricity access rate of at least 60% by 2030.

Agriculture

With IDA support, the Bank promotes food security, climate resilience, and agricultural modernization through the following: (i) The Sahel Pastoralism Support Project (PRAPS) mobilized $110 million, vaccinating over 42 million livestock and restoring nearly 700,000 hectares of pastoral land; (ii) The Food Systems Resilience Program (PRSA), with $60 million, supported seed and fertilizer distribution and provided agro-hydro-meteorological information to about 72,000 producers; and (iii) the Irrigated Agriculture and Livestock Intensification Project (PACIPA), designed as a $1 billion multi-phase program (MPA) through 2036, is a flagship initiative. Its first phase targets 18,000 hectares of irrigated land, improved crop and livestock genetics, modern technology dissemination, and agricultural financing. The Regional Support Project for Pastoralism in the Sahel (PRAPS-2) strengthens the livestock sector.