Niger’s government said Wednesday it has signed a new agreement with the Madaouela Mining Company (MAMICO) to relaunch a uranium mining project in the north of the country.<\/p>\n
The junta that has ruled the west African country since a military coup in 2023 advocates sovereignty over the country’s mineral resources, including uranium.<\/p>\n
MAMICO is 60% owned by the Australian Atomic Eagle group and 40% by the Niger government.<\/p>\n
“The agreement provides, among other things, for the payment of an initial fee of $10 million, capacity-building for the mining administration, local development and the creation of around 1,000 jobs for young Nigeriens”, the mining ministry said in a statement on Facebook.<\/p>\n
Uranium mining in Niger is also at the heart of a standoff between the country’s leaders and former colonial power France, which holds 90% of the capital of the Orano mining company.<\/p>\n
Niger’s military authorities nationalised the local subsidiary of Orano as part of a wider pivot away from Paris and towards alternative allies such as Russia.<\/p>\n
Orano has launched several legal proceedings of its own against Niger, accusing the junta of confiscating its assets in the unrest-hit country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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