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[21/01/2013] About 1,600 tonnes of scrap metal originating from the uranium mine sites of SOMAÏR in Arlit and COMINAK in Akouta (both subsidiaries of Areva) have been released to the public domain. In September 2012, 1,000 tonnes were spotted at a scrap merchant in Arlit. Monitoring performed by the NGO Aghirin’man (with professional equipment provided…

The project IFES au Niger has launched this Website with partners GREN, ROTAB and CODDAE. Quote: “La création du site CIEXTRAN.ORG cadre avec le programme de l’IFES au Niger qui bénéficie du soutien technique et financier de l’USAID et qui vise à « améliorer la transparence et la participation citoyenne dans les industries extractives au Niger ».”

A l’issue de réunions de travail à Valence (France), du 21 au 28 août 2012 concernant l’impact des activités d’extraction de l’uranium dans le nord du Niger, la CRIIRAD et l’ONG AGHIRIN’MAN (Niger) ont demandé dans un communiqué de presse commun en date du 28 août qu’AREVA réalise une nouvelle étude d’impact environnemental pour son…

[22/10/2010] French state-owned company Areva continues to deny any wrongdoing after findings that populated areas in Niger remain contaminated with high levels of radio-activity. The company seems to be escaping censure partly because of lack of data on cancer-related causes of death among Nigeriens working at or living near the uranium mines.

[15/10/2010] Still no sign of medical provisions Areva promised in 2009 Hervé Kempf Guardian Weekly, Friday 15 October 2010 17.57 BS

Carolyn Lebel1st June, 2010 As the new nuclear renaissance grows, so too does uranium extraction. In Niger, which boasts some of the world’s richest deposits, NGOs saythat the poor are being exploited for the West’s ‘clean energy’.

The French NGOs ‘Areva ne fera pas la loi au Niger’ and the NGO Tchinaghen published the documentation The Uranium Curse – The Northern Niger’s suffering from its wealth (English version) La malédiction de l’uranium – Le Nord-Niger victime de ses richesses (Version francophone) The documentation explains the history, the current situation, the rebelion, and…

History … Niger is situated in the sub-Sahara region, at the southern border of the Sahara desert. Niger used to be a French colony and was given independence in 19 XX.When France granted independence to Niger – and adjacent West African states – they made contracts with the respective governments of these states granting the…

Anna Bednik from: Le Monde diplomatique / July 6, 2008 The Nigerien Movement for Justice (NMJ) (1), which is mostly a Tuareg organisation, warned in a recent press release: “If armed struggle is the only way to make ourselves heard, then that is the way forward.” Twelve years after the 24 April 1995 peace accord…

Seit mehr als 30 Jahren baut die frühere COGEMA / heutige AREVA Uran im Niger ab.Jetzt soll der Uranabbau erheblich ausgeweitet werden … das weltgrößte Uranbergwerke, Imouraren, soll dort entstehen. Die Tuareg und andere in der Region lebenden Menschen leiden …