How dependent is France on Niger's uranium?
How dependent is France on Niger's uranium?
The military coup in Niger has raised concerns about uranium mining in the country by the French group Orano, and the consequences for France's energy independence.
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Niger: we want to use our uranium for our future nuclear plants
France: you can't, you could become dangerous like Iran. You have no future, remember, we will nuke you now instead
What the fuck are you talking about ?
A few days ago someone said France was planning an attack to Niger after the coup. I'm not defending the coup but that's how colonialism used to work: I conquered you, your sources (uranium) are mine. And nobody ever thought about using it locally for elecricy production.
Ecowas said that they would intervene, now they backed down. I have never heard the intention of Frances military to go in
France, the former colonial power, did not specify whether its backing would entail military support for an ECOWAS intervention in Niger
A few days ago someone said France was planning an attack to Niger after the coup. I'm not defending the coup but that's how colonialism used to work: I conquered you, your sources (uranium) are mine. And nobody ever thought about using it locally for elecricy production.