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🇹🇿 Pilot uranium processing plant launched in Tanzania

The pilot uranium processing plant has been commissioned by Rosatom subsidiary Mantra Tanzania Ltd at the Mkuju River project in southern Tanzania. The plant, located at the Nyota deposit, will be used to test uranium processing technologies and inform the design of the main processing complex with a production capacity of up to 3,000 tonnes…
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August 4, 2025
🇷🇺🇳🇪 Russia and Niger Strengthen Nuclear Cooperation with New Agreement

Niamey, Niger – In a significant step toward expanding bilateral ties, Russia and Niger signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on July 28 to enhance cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The agreement, signed in Niamey, outlines plans for joint training programs, technology transfers, and potential infrastructure development in Niger’s nuclear sector. The…
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July 31, 2025
🇲🇱 Mali’s Mining Revolution: A Nation Redefines Resource Sovereignty

The arid and gold-rich landscapes of Mali have borne witness to an extraordinary shift—a quiet yet potent revolution unfolding far from the boardrooms of international conglomerates. For decades, this West African nation has been a key player in the global mining industry, its vast reserves of gold, uranium, manganese, bauxite, lithium, and iron ore drawing…
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January 2, 2025
🇳🇪Niger Takes Control of Uranium Mine Amid Growing Rift with France

The diplomatic spat between Niger’s military-led government and its former colonial power, France, has taken a dramatic turn. In a move that underscores the shifting dynamics of control over Africa’s natural resources, Niger’s junta has seized control of the Somair uranium mine, which had been operated by the French nuclear energy company, Orano. The Somair…
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December 14, 2024
French nuclear multinational Orano halts uranium output at Niger’s Arlit mine amid financial strain

Orano will suspend production at its Arlit uranium mine in northern Niger due to financial difficulties faced by its Nigerien subsidiary, Somaïr. The decision comes as border closures between Niger and Benin, triggered by the July 2023 coup, have blocked all uranium exports. The Arlit uranium mine in northern Niger is operated by its local…
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October 27, 2024
South Africa has highly enriched uranium, says energy minister

The country has declared to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) its reserves of nuclear material that could be used to make weapons, the Netwerk24 news portal reported, citing Minister Gwede Mantashe. The disclosure is part of a comprehensive safeguards agreement. The level of uranium enrichment is classified information, he added. The stockpile is largely…
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August 3, 2024
Who will benefit from booming demand for uranium?

A scramble for uranium has developed after the Ukraine conflict and short-sighted Western sanctions on Russia exposed Europe’s dependency on Russian oil and gas, The Economist has argued. About 10% of the world’s electricity is generated from uranium in nuclear reactors. But the problem is that Kazakhstan, that boasts a close mutually-beneficial relationship with Russia,…
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July 7, 2024
Nuclear energy race: US yielding to Russia and China

Although a massive US nuclear power plant in Georgia is finally complete, the facility “might be the last of its kind,” the Wall Street Journal has reported. The development comes as the US faces the closure of at least 25 nuclear plants, in another sign that America is losing the nuclear energy race to Russia…
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July 7, 2024