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French grants 17.6 million euro for drainage systems

Residents of two southern Chadian towns and the capital, Ndjamena, who often must wade through their rain-flooded neighbourhoods may soon get some relief. Chad and the French aid agency, Agence francaise de developpement (AFP), signed a 17.6-million-euro (US $17.48 million) deal on Wednesday to build drains in the southern towns of Moundou and Sarah, and in Ndjamena. The official French news agency, AFP, reported that Moundou and Sarah will get 3.9 million euro ($3.87 million) of this grant and Ndjamena 8.3 million euro ($8.25 million). It said 5.4 million euros ($5.36 million) would go to improving sanitation in the western provinces of Lac and Kanem. This is the first time the AFD has given money for the health sector, in line with its new duties following the reorganisation of French development aid, AFP said.

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