By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila DAKAR (Reuters) -French uranium miner Orano said on Wednesday its majority-owned joint venture ...

French nuclear fuel giant Orano’s uranium mining subsidiary in northern Niger is on the verge of bankruptcy, raising alarms ...

Niger’s government said Thursday it would nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano and accused it of taking a disproportionate share of the uranium produced at the site.

Hausa, which is spoken by almost 50 percent of the population, has been named the official language of Niger, replacing French, which was imposed during the colonial period.

Ambassador Sylvain Itté left Niamey on Wednesday, September 27, after a three-week tug-of-war between Paris and the generals who overthrew Niger's president in late July.

Supporters of Niger's ruling junta at a rally in Place de la Concertation, Niamey, on August 20, 2023. AFP A coup in Niger should come as no surprise. Since the country's independence in 1960, the ...

PARIS, Sept 5 (Reuters) - France has started talks with some Niger army officials over withdrawing some troops from the African country following a coup in July, Le Monde reported on Tuesday.

“Niger has suffered too much under French orders. I’ve been unemployed for 10 years because of their system,” said Karimou Sidi, one of the demonstrators. “We want freedom.” ...

Niger's government says it will nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano over allegations that it took a disproportionate share of the uranium produced at the site.

Niger’s government says it will nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano over allegations that it took a disproportionate share of the uranium produced at the site.