By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila DAKAR (Reuters) -French uranium miner Orano said on Wednesday its majority-owned joint venture ...

France has not recognized Niger’s military authorities and insists that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, who was toppled in the coup, remains the country’s only legitimate authority.

France has finished withdrawing its troops from Niger, several months after an anti-Western military junta seized control of the West African nation.

Niger’s military-led government has declared the nationalization of the Somair uranium mine, previously operated by the French state-owned nuclear en ...

French nuclear fuel giant Orano’s uranium mining subsidiary in northern Niger is on the verge of bankruptcy, raising alarms ...

The measures mark another step in the Sahel country's move away from French colonial rule and towards sovereign energy.

Niger’s government said Thursday it would nationalize the Somaïr uranium venture operated by French company Orano and accused it of taking a disproportionate share of the uranium produced at the site.

Niger’s junta leader also said that the plan is purportedly to destabilize Niger and its neighboring countries, accusing France of meddling in the region and harboring ulterior motives.

Niger’s military-led government has declared the nationalization of the Somair uranium mine, previously managed by France’s state-owned nuclear compa ...

Niger's military junta says it will nationalise the majority French-owned local uranium company in the latest escalation in a row between the two countries. Somaïr is operated by French nuclear fuels ...

France has maintained some 1,500 troops in Niger since the July coup, and had repeatedly refused an order by the new junta for its ambassador to leave, saying that France didn't recognize the coup ...