Africa
Niger junta controls uranium firm, says France’s Orano
2 years ago(FILES) A mine worker walks on the residual dump at the Cominak mine near Arlit on March 8, 2023. - French nuclear group Orano on December 4, 2024 said that authorities in military-led Niger had taken "operational control" of its uranium mining unit in the African country. "The decisions taken at the (Somair) company's board meetings are no longer being applied," Orano, which holds a 64-percent stake in the local firm, said in a statement. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
French nuclear group Orano said Wednesday that authorities in Niger had taken "operational control" of its uranium mining unit, in an escalating spat between the company and the country's military…