Niger Targets Algeria Route to Unlock Sahel Uranium After France Fallout

Niger Targets Algeria Route to Unlock Sahel Uranium After France Fallout | Firstpost Africa

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Niger is accelerating plans to rebuild its uranium industry after breaking with France and revoking the licences of French nuclear giant Orano. The military government has reaffirmed support for the Dasa uranium project, one of Africa’s highest-grade uranium deposits, as it searches for new export routes across the Sahel. With traditional trade corridors through Benin blocked after the coup, and security threats disrupting alternatives through West Africa, Niger is now exploring a new Algeria-linked corridor to Mediterranean ports. The move could reshape regional geopolitics, strengthen Algeria’s influence in the Sahel, and turn Niger into a major symbol of resource nationalism in Africa.

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