Niger: Controversy Surrounding Rent Increases at the Grand Market of Niamey

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In Niger, the traders of the Niamey Grand Market are unhappy. They denounce a sharp increase in the rents of their shops. An increase decided by the Socogem, the company of construction and management of the markets. In recent days, in protest, some traders have not opened. They highlight an already difficult economic situation. The Minister of Commerce gathered the two parties at the beginning of the week to try to defuse the crisis.