Marché de Katako

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The Marché de Katako is a market in Niamey , Niger .

Location and characteristics

The Marché de Katako is considered the most important and at the same time the least controlled market in Niger. It is located in the south of the Boukoki district and belongs to the Niamey II arrondissement . It extends over an area of ​​more than 15 hectares . Unlike other markets in Niamey such as the Grand Marché , the Marché de Katako does not offer traders any modern infrastructure. The surrounding area is one of the poorest residential areas in the city.

The trade is dominated by domestic-speaking groups from Ader in the Tahoua region. There are also Zarma speakers as well as Dogon and Bambara-speaking migrants from Mali among the dealers . The market is also an important gathering point for beggars, including Fulbe from the Tahoua region, some of whom have regularly taken bush taxis to Niamey for years .

history

The Marché de Katako was founded in 1960. The site originally belonged to the Ministry of Education. The Hausa word katako means " board "; in combination with the French word marché for “market”, Marché de Katako means “Bretter-Markt”. This points to the origin of the market as a transshipment point for boards imported from Ghana . The range of goods was initially expanded to include building materials as well as scrap iron and then further diversified.

On April 13, 2005, a fire destroyed three quarters of the area of ​​the market. The damage to property was considerable. The rapid spread of the fire was facilitated by the unregulated layout of the market stalls and their construction using easily combustible materials such as wood and bamboo. The market was again hit by outbreaks of fire in 2006, 2009 and 2015.

Product range

At the Marché de Katako, grain imported from Nigeria and Benin is sold further inland. It is the main hub for sugar cane from the western Nigerian growing areas such as Bengou , Dioundiou , Karakara and Zabori . The market is known for its greengrocers who display their goods along the main paths. Other foods traded here are corn, millet, sorghum , rice, cassava flour , yams and poultry.

Blacksmiths and joiners work in the market area. Boards and building materials, clothing, tires and spare parts have a significant share in the product range.

literature

  • Eric Colomb, Nadir Boumaza: Le secteur informel, une ressource. L'exemple des fondeurs de marmites du marché de Katako (Niamey) . In: Laurent Bridel, Alain Morel, Issa Ousseini (eds.): Au contact Sahara – Sahel. Milieux et sociétés du Niger . Vol. 1. Institut de Géographie Alpine, Grenoble 1994, ISBN 2-903095-25-6 , pp. 259-272 .
  • Yahiya Dedeou: Les altérations subies par le bois d'œuvre stocké sur les points de vente de Niamey. Cas du marché de Katako . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2002.
  • Martine Fourn: Un Center commercial renowned de Niamey: le marché de Katako . Mémoire. Université de Limoges, Limoges 1989.
  • Maman Laouli Ibrah Kodé: Aménagement des marchés sousintégrés au tissu urbain: cas du marché de Katako à Niamey (Niger) . Thesis. Ecole Africaine des Métiers de l'Architecture et de l'Urbanisme (EAMAU), Lomé 2007.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Patrick Gilliard: L'extrême pauvreté au Niger. Mendier ou mourir? Karthala, Paris 2005, ISBN 2-84586-629-1 , p. 136 and 138 .
  2. ^ A b Benjamin Michelon, Laurence Wilhelm, Ibrahima Goumey: Diagnostic de l'armature commerciale de la ville de Niamey. Final report. (PDF) Groupe Huit, March 2015, p. 90 , accessed on March 5, 2017 (French).
  3. ↑ a b Olivier Walther: Affaires de patrons. Villes et commerce transfrontalier au Sahel . Préface de Denis Retaillé. Peter Lang, Bern 2008, ISBN 978-3-03911-468-9 , pp. 259 .
  4. ^ A b Emmanuel Grégoire: Réseaux de commerce et maillages urbains . In: Emile Le Bris (ed.): Villes du sud. Sur la route d'Istanbul . ORSTOM, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-7099-1322-4 , pp. 154 ( horizon.documentation.ird.fr [PDF; accessed March 5, 2017]).
  5. ^ Anneleen Van der Veken: Mobilité des artisans et vocabulaire technique de la fonte de l'aluminium au Niger. In: Belgeo. October 18, 2013, accessed March 5, 2017 (French).
  6. ^ Benjamin Michelon, Laurence Wilhelm, Ibrahima Goumey: Diagnostic de l'armature commerciale de la ville de Niamey. Final report. (PDF) Groupe Huit, March 2015, p. 17 , accessed on March 5, 2017 (French).
  7. ↑ a b c d Didier Samson: Un marché de Niamey brûle. In: RFI . April 14, 2005, accessed March 5, 2017 (French).
  8. ^ Benjamin Michelon, Laurence Wilhelm, Ibrahima Goumey: Diagnostic de l'armature commerciale de la ville de Niamey. Final report. (PDF) Groupe Huit, March 2015, p. 25 , accessed on March 5, 2017 (French).
  9. ^ A b c Hassoumi Djibo: Etude de commercialization de la filière légumes dans la ville de Niamey . In: International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies . Vol. 8, No. 4 , October 2014, ISSN  2028-9324 , p. 1441–1442 ( issr-journals.org [PDF; accessed March 5, 2017]).

Coordinates: 13 ° 31 '27.3 "  N , 2 ° 7' 3.4"  E