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Vol 67 No 3

Published 6th February 2026


Niger

Attack on Niamey airbase sounds alarms on uranium security

A 1,000 tonne stockpile of yellowcake is the latest flashpoint in General Tiani’s pivot from Paris to Moscow

Concerns are growing for the security of a consignment of about 1,000 tonnes of uranium held at the Niger government’s military Air Base 101 next to the Diori Hamani International Airport after both locations came under sustained attack in the early hours of 29 January.

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