Niger

[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.

[16/10/2013] Translation by Golden Misabiko Niamey – Thousands of people,  anti-Areva , were demonstrating last Saturday in the mining town of Arlit in the north of Niger to show their anger against the French nuclear group Areva that has been mining uranium for over 40 years in this desert zone, as reported by the organizers.

[23/05/2013] A timeline on RFI concerning the situation in Niger after the two attacks in Arlit and Agadez. Continue reading: RFI  

The Somair mine in Niger has been attacked by a suicide bomber. There appear to have been no additional deaths, but the exact number of injured remains unclear. While The Wall Street Journal cites Areva with 13 employees wounded, the german Tagesschau speaks of 50 injured people. The Islamic Movement for Unity and Dschihad in…

[18/04/2013] The peace walk planned by the SOSC Arlit has been forbidden by the mayor of Arlit. Enclosed is the letter driving that decision, on grounds of “disturbing the social peace”. This has not stopped activists in Niger, however, as there has instead been a demonstration in the capital city of Niamey last Friday.

[16/04/2013] An open letter to the mayor of Arlit by the united NGOs of Arlit, concerning profit shares from the mining business promised to the communities of the Arlit region.    

[24/03/2013] Arlit. The executive office of the Synergy of the civil society organizations with other partners of Arlit, met in the usual room of meetings  to discuss on the critical situation and degrading conditions of life in the town of Arlit; which is considered as the lungs of our country economy.

[03/02/2013] (Please bear in mind that this is a rough translation! The original can be found here) Arlit.The executive bureau of SOSC (Synergie des organisations de la société civile d’Arlit) and the federation of the women of Arlit (Matan Dagan), have come together to examine the sanitary and health-related situation at the mining sites of…

[02/08/2013] [Enseignante, Ramatou Solli est coordinatrice du GREN, Groupe de réflexion et d’action sur les industries extractives au Niger, fondé en 2006 par dix organisations de la société civile nigérienne. De passage en France, elle témoigne….

[03/02/2013] French press communiqúé by SOSC (Synergie des organisations de la société civile d’Arlit) and the Federation of Woman from Arlit. In Arlit (northwestern Niger), mining company AREVA has been exploiting Uranium from underground for more than 45 years. This communiqué is about the sanitary situation on the mining sites and the health risks for…