West Africa Bloc Offers Junta-Led States Six Months To Rethink Exit
December 22nd, 2024
Via Reuters, a report on ECOWAS’s efforts to persuade Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to stay within the bloc: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa’s main political and economic group next month during which the ECOWAS bloc will try to persuade them to […]
Read more »Turkey Eyes Niger Mining Projects Amid Competition for Uranium
October 22nd, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on Turkey’s interest in Niger’s mining sector: Niger and Turkey sign provisional pact for mining exploration Junta revoked French, Canadian companies’ permits last year Turkey and Niger signed a provisional pact to boost cooperation in mining, a sign of closer ties between the countries as new powers jostle for access to […]
Read more »Sahel States Laud Morocco’s Atlantic Access Initiative
September 29th, 2024
Via North Africa Post, an article on King Mohammed VI’s initiative to facilitate Sahel states access to the Atlantic Ocean: Sahel States have lauded King Mohammed VI’s initiative aiming to facilitate their access to the Atlantic Ocean, as a “highly important strategy” for co-development and prosperity in the region and as a move that will […]
Read more »The Rollercoaster Ride of Foreign Investment In The Sahel
July 19th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a report on the rollercoaster ride of foreign investment in the Sahel states: Over the last three years, the member states of the newly christened Confederation of Sahel States have been hit by a fall in foreign investment, particularly Burkina Faso. In its World Investment Report 2024, the United Nations […]
Read more »Too Hot To Handle: How Orano is Fighting to Keep Its Last Uranium Mine in Niger
July 11th, 2024
Courtesy of The Africa Report, an article on how Orano is fighting to keep its last uranium mine in Niger: The French nuclear group, having just lost its operating permit for the Imouraren project, faces difficulties with SOMAIR in the Arlit mining complex, in its latest standoff with the Nigerien junta. The French group Orano (formerly Areva) […]
Read more »Russia Is Said to Seek French-Held Uranium Assets in Niger
June 5th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on Russia’s interest in Niger’s uranium: Rosatom said to have contacts with junta on French-held mines Russia expands presence in Africa amid confrontation with West Russia is seeking to take over uranium assets in Niger held by a state-controlled French company, according to people informed about the matter, in a further […]
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