The Nigerien government has announced the nationalization of the Société des mines de l’Aïr (Somair), a uranium joint venture previously operated by the French company Orano, marking a definitive break with one of its oldest mining partners. In a statement broadcast on national television on Thursday, June 19, the Nigerien government mentioned the end of…...
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Niger: State nationalizes Somair and breaks ties with French Orano
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