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On Brink of Bankruptcy, Thundermist Seeks $8 Million Bailout
NIGER, MAY 1 – France halted military cooperation after Niger's junta nationalized uranium mines, with the mines producing 86.3% of uranium since 1971 under French control, Orano said.
- The French military has suspended all cooperation and military agreements with Niger until further notice due to the absence of democratically elected authorities in power.
- The suspended military partnerships had been successful in combating terrorism and helping farmers resume their activities.
- The West African regional bloc ECOWAS threatens to use force to reinstate Bazoum, but neighboring military-ruled governments support Niger's coup leaders and warn that intervention would be acts of war.
- Niger's military ruler accused Nigeria of collaborating with France and the U.S. to sponsor terrorism, while Nigeria's foreign ministry denies this and emphasizes good relations.
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French nuclear fuel giant Orano’s uranium mining subsidiary in northern Niger is on the verge of bankruptcy, raising alarms over future nuclear fuel supply chains amid deepening tensions with the ruling junta, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The company cited a breakdown in talks with Niamey and the blocking of essential equipment at the border as the primary drivers of the crisis. The COMINAK mine in the Arlit region once supplied up to 30% of F…
Again, Tchiani accuses Nigeria, France, America of sponsoring terrorism in Niger - Daily Trust
The military ruler in the Republic of Niger, Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, has again accused Nigeria of conniving with France and the U.S. to sponsor terrorism in his country. In a three-hour televised address on Radio-Télévision du Niger (RTN), over the weekend, Tchiani spoke to the Nigerien people in Hausa, Zabarma, and French, accusing Nigeria, Benin Republic, France, China, Algeria, and the United States of undermining Niger and other member sta…
On brink of bankruptcy, Thundermist seeks $8 million bailout
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