New Website by IFES, GREN, ROTAB and CODDAE

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 ».”

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Communiqué de presse CRIIRAD et AGHIRIN’MAN du 1er septembre 2012

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…

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Uranium Mining – what does it mean for Tanzania?

by Civil Education is the Solution to Poverty and Environmental Management (CESOPE), Foundation for Environmental Management and Campaign against Poverty (FEMAPO) and Uranium-network.org c/o Menschenrechte 3000.     Download/View PDF

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Tanzanian churches oppose uranium mining (Article)

by Fredrick Nzwili in Ecumental News International 18 June (ENInews)–Protestant churches in Tanzania have cautioned the government against extracting uranium deposits recently discovered in the East African country, noting that Germany plans to close its nuclear power stations by 2022 and the Japanese city of Fukushima is still recovering from the 2011 earthquake-caused nuclear disaster.…

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Action for the preservation of the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania (Report enclosed)

Uranium-network.org has published a detailed report on the situation in the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania, concerning the planned Mkuju River Uranium Project. The UNESCO world heritage center soon decides on the requested change of boundaries. If that change goes through, the uranium mine will be built, directly nearby the worlds largest remaining wild elephant…

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Human Rights Defender Golden Misabiko speaks on Congo illegal uranium mining

[18/06/2012] At June 22nd, Human Rights Defender Golden Misabiko will be in Freiburg to talk about the new “uranium rush” in Africa, and about the situation in the DR Congo concerning illegal uranium mining. If you’re in town, please stop by Café Velo, Wentzingerstraße 15, Freiburg at 8 PM. At June 23rd, there will be…

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