20/06/2025
Junta Claims Full Control Over Somair Uranium Operations
Arabian Post - Niger?s military-led government announced on 19 June 2025 that it is nationalising the Somair uranium joint venture, formerly dominated by French nuclear fuel company Orano. The announcement, aired on national television, declared that the State will now hold full ownership and management of the mine, citing inappropriate and inequitable conduct by Orano. Authorities assert that the 63 per cent stake held by Orano?alongside the remaining 37 per...
