Ouagadougou: The Nigerien authorities launched yesterday Wednesday an operation to sell rice at moderate prices, offering consumers a 25kg bag of rice at 13,500 F instead of 17,000 F, according to the Nigerien press agency. .
The operation known as ‘Zantchen Kassa’ or ‘Labou Sanni’ began with around ten points of sale opened in 5 communes of Niamey and will be gradually extended to the entire country, details the ANP.
At the launch of the operation, the minister in charge of trade, Seydou Asman, from the same source, invited buyers and sellers to scrupulously respect the instructions, warning of ‘any breach of the rule’.
Niger is facing terrorist attacks creating a difficult economic and humanitarian context for the population.
Source: Burkina Information Agency