Vol 48 No 19 | NIGER Revolt in the desert 21st September 2007 As uranium, and maybe oil, raise hopes of income, northern Tuareg rebels have gone to war again Niger’s latest rebellion is getting worse, although President Mamadou Tandja refuses to acknowledge its existence (AC Vol 48 Nos 8 & 18). The recently formed Mouvement des Nigériens...
Vol 48 No 18 | NIGER Yellowcake rebellion 7th September 2007 President Mamadou Tandja has declared a state of alert in the north, the base of Niger's fast growing uranium industry, after attacks on key targets killed some 50...
Vol 48 No 8 | GABONNIGER Areva in hot water 13th April 2007 The war of words between two non-governmental agencies and French nuclear energy company AREVA escalated last week, with public accusations of malpractice in the extraction of uranium in...