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Why uranium prices are soaring

Economist 21 Sep 2023
It also means that utilities cannot afford to run out, which is why they buy the stuff via long-term contracts.\nMost supply comes directly from mines ... But a coup in Niger in July has put 4% of mined supply in jeopardy ... Niger’s junta has a beef with France, but not with China, which runs other mines in the country.
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Africa: Replacing an old empire with other neocolonialists?

The New Arab 14 Sep 2023
To understand the rapidly changing situation, we need to look at what is happening in countries such as Niger and Gabon ... the coup in Niger, the largest landlocked country in West Africa, provides an even clearer case study ... Despite the turmoil, France just about remains the most influential overseas power in Niger.
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In this image, distributed by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, workers work to extinguish a fire after a Russian attack on the city of Krivoy Rog, Ukraine, on September 8, 2023
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War in Ukraine threatens climate catastrophe, poverty, dislocation and nuclear disaster

People's World 12 Sep 2023
The giant fossil fuel drillers, dealers and transporters, many more than a century in merciless boring and mining, have done the most to poison the world, from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico, from Amazon forests to the Niger delta – while bribing the hungry media bosses ...
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The US must tread more carefully in Niger

Taipei Times 11 Sep 2023
During the Niger coup, its former colonial overlord, France, had soldiers protecting uranium mines in the country’s north, continuing an exploitative pattern of Gallic companies monopolizing economic interests in its former colonies ... Washington has avoided the openly hostile French posture toward Niger’s military junta.
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No respite for France as a 'New Africa' rises

Information Clearing House 08 Sep 2023
Chad, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and now Gabon are saying 'non' to France's longtime domination of African financial, political, economic, and security affairs ... Still, one domino is falling after another – Chad, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and now Gabon ... On cue, French mining company Eramet suspended its operations after the coup.
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Pepe Escobar: No Respite for France as ‘New Africa’ Rises

Consortium News 07 Sep 2023
Still, one domino is falling after another — Chad, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and now Gabon ... On cue, French mining company Eramet suspended its operations after the coup ... In OPEC-member Gabon, virtually the whole economy revolves around mining. The case of Niger is even more complex ... Half of Niger’s uranium exports go to France and the EU.
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Niger: Does Europe Need Niger's Uranium?

All Africa 05 Sep 2023
Will the lights go out in Europe if Niger were to prevent France from mining more of its uranium? DW asked experts in Niger and Europe about the energy supply chain in the wake of the coup ....
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Does Europe need Niger's uranium?

Deutsche Welle 04 Sep 2023
Will the lights go out in Europe if Niger were to prevent France from mining more of its uranium? DW asked experts in Niger and Europe about the energy supply chain in the wake of the coup ... .
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Gabon Reopens Borders Three Days After Military Coup

Beijing News 03 Sep 2023
Opponents say the family did little to share Gabon's oil and mining wealth. The takeover in Gabon follows coups in Guinea, Chad and Niger, plus two each in Mali and Burkina Faso since 2020, worrying international powers with strategic interests at stake. Reuters. Subscribe ....
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Bago Suspends Mining Activities, Sets N10bn Monthly IGR

This Day 31 Aug 2023
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has suspended all forms of mining activities in the state with immediate effect. Bago, who said the decision to stop mining was to enable the government profile all those involved in such businesses across the state and keep accurate ...
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People in Gabon celebrate toppling of pro-France government

Press TV 31 Aug 2023
Opponents say the Bongo family has done almost nothing to share the state's oil and mining wealth with the country’s 2.3 million people during its more than half a century in charge of Gabon ... From Burkina Faso to Niger to Gabon, Western hegemony dying in Africa.
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Military coup in Gabon, president under house arrest

Urdu Point 30 Aug 2023
China called for "all sides" in Gabon to guarantee the safety of Bongo, "resolve differences through dialogue, (and) restore normal order as soon as possible."Over the past three years, five other African countries have been wrenched by coups -- Mali, Guinea, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Niger.
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Does Killing Nigerien Babies Bring Glory to Our Name?

This Day 27 Aug 2023
A dear and respected friend of mine who was once our Ambassador to a European country, who has relatives and strong links in and with Niger Republic and who is well versed in security and intelligence matters told me that up to 40 babies are dying each day in Niger as a consequence of our cutting off electricity supplies to them.
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Niger Military Leaders Give French Ambassador 48 Hours to Leave Country

Sputnik 26 Aug 2023
French companies are the principal owner of three major uranium mines in Niger, which has the richest uranium cores in Africa. Niger is the world’s seventh-largest producer of uranium in the world and the second-largest producer of Uranium for the European Union. Some 70% of electricity created in France is made using nuclear power ....
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Wagner Chief Prigozhin reemerges in apparent recruitment video

Deccan Herald 22 Aug 2023
Last month, Prigozhin praised the coup in Niger in a voice message on Telegram and offered Wagner’s services to the country’s new leaders ... As payment for its services, it receives cash or lucrative mining concessions.</p>.<p>The degree of operational control Prigozhin maintains over the group, however, is unknown.

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