US EditionRussia wants to mine Niger’s uranium, says minister
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Russia wants to mine Niger's uranium, energy minister says
Niamey, Niger (AFP) July 29, 2025 Russia wishes to mine uranium in Niger, a top source of the radioactive metal ruled by a military junta friendly to the Kremlin, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev has said. Since the junta took power in a 2023 coup, Niger has turned to Russia, which commands the world's largest arsenal of atomic weapons, for help in fighting the west African country's jihadist insurgency. Arguing that Nige
Russia is investing in Niger's uranium mining and nuclear energy. The military junta is strengthening its partnership with Moscow after breaking with France. Western troops, including the US, have left the country.
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