The National Union of Niger Mine Workers, or SYNTRAMIN, said in a statement on Saturday that it backed the "sovereign ...

The French company Orano says litigation is now its only possible recourse after Niger's Council of Ministers announced plans ...

More common than gold, uranium is abundant on Earth. But less than one percent of the naturally occurring element is useful ...

Orano — which is itself 90% owned by the French state — holds a 63% stake in Somair. The rest of the uranium venture is ...

Niger’s military-led government completed the nationalization of SOMAIR, a major uranium mining venture previously operated ...

Niger’s nationalisation of Somair mine operated by Orano comes as it moves away from France and closer to Russia.

Key Highlights Niger’s government has seized full control of SOMAÏR, its only active uranium mine, stripping Orano of its 63.4% stake. Officials accuse Orano of production misappropriation, ...

Army strongmen who have seized power in coups across Africa's Sahel region since 2020 have ramped up pressure on foreign ...

NIAMEY/PARIS (Reuters) -Niger plans to nationalise the Somair uranium mine operated by France's Orano after months of ...

Niger plans to nationalize the Somair uranium mine, previously operated by the French company Orano, amid rising tensions ...

French nuclear energy company Orano opposes Niger's decision to nationalize the Somair uranium mine. This move follows ...