Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso not halting exports of uranium and …
WEBAug 2, 2023 · Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have not announced a halt to exports of uranium and gold, despite posts on social media in July and August suggesting all three countries had decided to stop...
Coup in Niger leads to misleading claims about uranium exports …
WEBAug 23, 2023 · Some claimed the new regime leaders and their counterparts in Burkina Faso halted uranium exports to former colonial master France, as well as the United States. French posts also accused the...
Russia to build nuclear plant to meet Burkina Faso's energy needs - BBC
WEBOct 13, 2023 · Burkina Faso's military leaders have signed a deal with Russia to build a nuclear power plant to increase electricity supplies.
More Rumours: What Is Really Happening With Niger’s Uranium? - Forbes
WEBSep 12, 2023 · First, it was falsely said that the new military regime, which took power in July, banned exports of uranium and gold, alongside Mali and Burkina Faso. Allegations also went around that...
Perfect Storm: Niger’s Uranium Amidst Sahelian Chaos
WEBNov 27, 2023 · Niger’s Uranium Threats Today. Escalated competition between AQIM and ISGS, not to mention Boko Haram and Tuareg separatist forces across the Sahel, could put Niger’s mines under threat. These forces are fighting Wagner Group and the national militaries of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and more.
The coup in Niger puts spotlight on nation’s uranium
WEBAug 1, 2023 · Western powers, chiefly France and the United States, are being more circumspect, keen not to fan the flames of anti-Western feeling that surged around the coups in neighboring Burkina Faso and...
Uranium price hike projected after Niger coup spurs slight rise
WEBAug 1, 2023 · The spot price of uranium, widely used for nuclear energy and treating cancer, crept up to $56.25 a pound on Monday from $56.15 a week earlier, market research firm and consultancy UxC said...
Europeans Evacuate Niger Amid Risks of Wider Conflict - The New York Times
WEBAug 1, 2023 · The evacuations came less than a day after two neighboring states, Burkina Faso and Mali, said that they would join forces to defend Niger’s new military junta if a bloc of other regional ...
Burkina Faso signs agreement with Russia for nuclear power plant
WEBOct 13, 2023 · Burkina Faso's government said Friday that it had signed an agreement with Russia for the construction of a nuclear power plant to "cover the energy needs of the population," less than a...
Does the coup in Niger threaten nuclear power plants in France?
WEBAug 1, 2023 · The coup in Niger has prompted concerns the West African country could curtail uranium exports, possibly hamstringing nuclear power production in France and beyond.