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Dans cette série d’articles, militant des droits humains Golden Misabiko écrit à propos de la situation dans la province du Katanga, la République démocratique du Congo, et en Afrique en général.
read moreIn this article series, human rights champion Golden Misabiko writes about the situation in the Katanga province, the DR Congo, and Africa in general.
read more[05/03/2014] Telegraph writer Patrick Marnham traveled to Shinkolobwe and tells tales from his visit: Tracing the Congolese mine that fuelled Hiroshima.
read moreNiger needs French protection and France needs Uranium. But the relationship is far from equal. Sam Piranty of ThinkAfricaPress provides a closer look: Vive la Françafrique! Who Benefits from Niger’s Uranium?
read more[13.02.2014] Uranium giant Niger is one of the poorest countries on earth. It wants more from France’s AREVA. Report by Daniel Flynn and Geert de Clerq: Atomic Split.
read moreOn Nov. 9, 2007, the government of Niger granted Société des Mines d’Azelik (SOMINA) a mining license for the Azelik uranium deposit. SOMINA was formed on June 5, 2007, by the state of Niger and its Chinese partners. Azelik is a ruin city in the district of Ingall. Greater settlements in the vicinity are Agadez,…
read more[06.02.2014] “Uranium has not enriched Niger. The former French colony remains one of the poorest countries on earth. More than 60 percent of its 17 million people survive on less than $1 a day.” (Reuters: Special Report – Area and Niger’s uranium fight) Further information on Niger
read more[05.02.2014] Artikel von Marvin Kumetat auf Spiegel Online: Uranabbau im Niger: Der Fluch des strahlenden Reichtums. Obwohl Niger sehr viel Uran exportiert und dem Westen so einen Betrieb von “sauberer” Atomkraft ermöglicht, kommt nur wenig bis gar kein Reichtum im zweitärmsten Land der Erde an. Die Auswirkungen des Uranabbaus auf Mensch und Umwelt sind derweil…
read moreAreva (Somair and Cominak) has put both its mines in northern Niger in so-called “maintenance mode” since mid-January. Currently, the Nigerian government and the French company are struggling over mining rights and taxes, as the current contract ended last year. Niger : les deux mines d’Areva toujours à l’arrêt pour «maintenance» (RFI)
read more[17/12/2013] Dans le contexte des prochaines renégociations entre le gouvernement nigérien et le groupe AREVA, les organisations de la société civile et la population d’Arlit avaient manifesté le samedi 12 octobre 2013 afin de soutenir notre gouvernement pour que les préoccupations des populations nigériennes en générale et celle d’Arlit en particulier soient prises en compte…
read more[19.12.2013] Times are tough for Australia’s yellow-cake industry. Is it best to put the whole thing out of its misery? (by Dave Sweeny)
read moreMine tailings and radioactive waste are threatening lives and environment of the people living in the settlements on top. News & Activities on Krugersdorp
read moreThe national Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has reported at least 18 workers have died of work related causes over the past four years, and four women employees reported miscarriages in the past year. These concerns were further verified in 2007 when government inspectors called on Uranium One “to halt all mining…
read moreMounana is a town in Gabon. It lies on the N3 road and from 1958 until the 1990s was a major uranium mining centre. The mine is now closed due to studies on the health conditions of the mine workers. Ironically, due to the closure, the company ceased to pay the medical bills for their…
read moreBakouma is situated at the Gboyo River. It is on the northern end of the Mbomou forest, which has an area of 10.000 km². There was to be uranium mining at the operation site here, but AREVA has shut down all operation for the time being. These are quotes from their 2012 Annual Report and…
read moreThe plans to shut down the White Mesa Mill in San Juan County, Utah, have received mixed responses by the locals. 200 people will lose their jobs over an idle phase of at least one year. But the Mill has been controversial since its beginning in 1980, due to violation of radon standards and contamination…
read moreIn an interview with IEEE Spectrum, former NRC-Chairman Gregory Jaczko said that he thinks nuclear power to be an old technology, and that the US will be moving away from it. Read the full article at IEEE Spectrum.
read moreTo the score from Once Upon a Time in the West, activists in Mongolia protested the dangers of the path their country is about to take in front of press members and political officials. Posing as phantoms with nuclear signs, they attained quite a public response for their protest.
read moreAccording to a Reuters article, Rosatom (Russian owned) has ordered Uranium One to shut down the Honeymoon mine in Australia and is further considering putting several facilities into “care and maintenance” mode. The reason: Low uranium prices. This might also affect the Mkuju River Uranium Project. Read the full article on reuters.com
read moreNot one month ago, on October 2, Doug Brugge found himself in an unusual place: a Tanzanian police station. Brugge, Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts Medical School, and a Member of the Tisch College faculty, had traveled to that country’s capital for a conference on the dangers of uranium mining. The…
read more“Though many consider the risks incalculable, Tanzania is planning to mine its radioactive uranium. A history of gold mining shows that the country, its people and abundant wildlife stand to gain little from doing so.” Read the whole article at Deutsche Welle.
read more“Though many consider the risks incalculable, Tanzania is planning to mine its radioactive uranium. A history of gold mining shows that the country, its people and abundant wildlife stand to gain little from doing so.” Read the whole article at Deutsche Welle.
read morePress coverage on the results of the Bahi Conference, by David Kisanga.
read moreA response to the Daily News Article “Mkuju uranium project on track, says Mantra”. The fact that MANTRA launched this article – referring to that February conference which is already OLD, outdated news – may be a direct consequence of our activities – MANTRA may feel they have to ‘affirm’ THEIR project.
read more[16/10/2013] Déclaration de la société civile d’Arlit à l’issue de la marche de soutien au gouvernement nigérien dans le cadre des négociations avec le groupe AREVA, pour une prise en compte effective des préoccupations des populations dans les mines d’Uranium.
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