Niger News News Niger: Niger accuses France's Orano of radioactive pollution as uranium row deepens
Niger has accused French nuclear fuel group Orano of "predatory behavior" and environmental crimes, escalating a bitter dispute over control of the West African nation’s uranium mines. The ...
News Niger: Niger Moves to Sell Uranium From Orano's Seized SOMAÏR Mine
Niger's military government plans to sell uranium from the SOMAÏR mine internationally, asserting its right to manage national resources. Orano, holding a 60% stake, calls this illegal, citing an ...
News Niger: When a Devastating Famine Hit the Village in Niger Where I Volunteered, I Felt Powerless. Then I Read This Book (Exclusive)
"I felt that I was looking into the eyes of someone who had already seen ahead, and I somehow knew that something in him would live on," writes author Janet Rich Edwards in an exclusive essay on her ...
News Niger: Niger reveals plans to sell Somaïr uranium
Niger's plans to put uranium produced by Somaïr on the international market were announced on state television, days after Orano condemned a reported shipment of material from the site as illegal. ; ...
News Niger: Bago Makes U-Turn, Admits Abduction Of 250 Pupils In Niger
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has backtracked on his earlier claim that no students were abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area. Speaking on Thursday ...
News Niger: Niger: Police rescue three children, arrest suspects in Nasarawa, FCT
The Niger State Police Command has rescued three more children, including a five-month-old baby, and arrested three additional suspects in connection with ...
News Niger: Niger Imposes New Trade Taxes to Fund War Against Insurgents
Niger has rolled out new taxes on imported and exported goods as it seeks more funds to fight a growing fight with Islamist insurgents.
News Niger: France's Orano says uranium convoy from seized Niger mine poses safety risks
French nuclear fuels group Orano said on Monday a uranium shipment from its expropriated SOMAIR mine in northern Niger last week posed "serious safety and security risks”, citing threats of diversion ...
News Niger: Niger puts nationalized uranium on the international market
The announcement by the head of the ruling junta on Sunday marks a definitive break with the French group Orano.
News Niger: Orano flags safety risks in Niger uranium transport
FRENCH nuclear fuels company Orano warned a recent uranium shipment from its nationalised SOMAIR mine in northern Niger presented serious safety and security threats, citing potential diversion of ...
News Niger: Niger Gov assures safe release of abducted St. Mary’s students
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has reassured parents and the public that the students and staff abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area nearly ...
News Niger: Can Niger’s New Fibre-Optic Cable Make the Country Safer—and Attract Tourists?
Niger has completed a 1,031-km fibre-optic backbone and a Tier III data centre, strengthening digital connectivity nationwide. The project promises improved security through better communication and ...