DJ, Niger may be -in many ways- a "test case"...
-What role BRICS can/will play...Does China find a diplomatic way out-in that way increasing its role...Russia did NOT support this Niger coup...However may "welcome an oppertunity" to "play some role"...
-NATO may say the want to restore their puppet "democrazy"....giving away Niger oil, gold etc. to France, EU almost for free...But a major war in NW Africa may increase further energy costs;
Niger main supplier of uranium, Nigeria main oil producer...
-OPEC+ has Russia as the "+"...Russia also a major uranium source-still selling uranium a.o. to the US (for over 1 billion US$ per year...).
[url]https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/08/niger-coup-big-escalation/[/url] or https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/08/niger-coup-big-escalation/ has an overview of info (VT is racist...I do not agree with the words used often...) ;
Algeria newspaper indicates UAE role in Niger coup
French-language Algerian newspaper Le Soir d’Algerie reported that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have played a role in the attempted coup against Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum.
The newspaper pointed out that all eyes were on the current Niger ambassador to the UAE, who was the army’s chief of staff before Bazoum dismissed him.
The newspaper noted that the presence of the former chief of staff of the Niger army in the UAE may have given him the “boldness” to turn the table on Bazoum, especially if he was supported by senior officials in Abu Dhabi.
This report comes in the wake of an unprecedented attack by the Algerian media on the Emirati role in the region. Algerian newspaper El Khabar published information quoting so-called “reliable” sources.
It indicated that the UAE had committed “hostile acts” against Algeria, most notably providing Moroccan authorities with a spy programme to use on the country and making attempts to drag the countries of the Maghreb region towards normalisation with Israel to weaken Algeria. The newspaper described Abu Dhabi as “the capital of confusion” in its article.
So would some people in the EUA "win" a share in uranium/gold in Niger ????
Uranium: the balance of power in and around Africa
Extract by article published on Russia Today by Andrey Maslov, Director of the Centre for African Studies, HSE University and Vsevolod Sviridov, expert with the Centre for African Studies, HSE University
Niger is an important but not a key player in the global uranium market. In 2022, it produced 2,000 tons of uranium (representing 4% of global production and placing it 7th in the world, just below Russia with its 2,500 tons). In recent years, uranium production in Niger has declined as the Akuta mine (operated by the French company Orano) depleted its reserves and finally closed in 2021. The major uranium assets in Niger are divided among four joint ventures. Orano is the largest shareholder in three of them, while Chinese companies (the state-owned CNUC and the private investment group ZXJOY Invest) control the fourth. There are also joint ventures with Spanish (ENUSA) and South Korean (KEPCO) companies. The Nigerien government is represented in the joint ventures through the state-owned company SOPAMIN.
For Niger, the sale of uranium is the main source of export revenue and hard currency. Uranium exports account for about $200 million annually (up to 30% of Niger’s total export value). Most of this (up to 100% in some years) is shipped to France, with some shipments also going to Canada, Spain and Japan.
Will Niger nationalize mining ?...Maybe try to find a way to deal with it with some countries...going for joined shares...so Niger gets more money out of its mines ?
Another war may cost more...
Over the road from Konbo-Niger/Benin border to Niamey-Niger capitol is almost 300 kilometers...The US base 201 SE of Agadez is about 900 kilometers NE of Niamey..over 14 hours drive by car...
"Sanctions against Niger are starting to work. There is not enough medicine, food, electricity is missing - even more than before," - EU Special Envoy Emanuela del Re. All imports into Niger take place between ports in Nigeria and Benin, countries whose presidents are controlled by France and the United States, which means China can't deliver for now. This is pure genocide against one nation
DJ, in the last decades "the NATO west" did show they do not care about human lives...Niger is most Islamic...NATO did kill over 1 million Muslims...in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Libya...so NATO has "no problem" making live for people in Niger even harder...
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5% FOR NIGER, 95% FOR FRANCE One of the first things the new leadership in Niger has done is halt uranium exports to France. The ex-coloniser has relied on exploitatively cheap imports of the stuff for decades to keep its power grid running. It’s been getting away with this racket thanks largely to kickbacks and, alas, complicit African officials. That, as 9 out of 10 Nigeriens lack access to electricity in the poverty-afflicted nation. It’s one reason the coup has seen wide popular support. Exploitation is no laughing matter, of course, but humour can help make a point. So here’s a little skit we did a while back to explain just how that racket has worked until now - how France has kept Niger in poverty, despite being dependent on its resources. There is no excuse for poverty in a country as endowed as Niger and a continent as blessed as Africa.
Of course "western decolonization" only changed the way non-western countries got exploited...
[url]https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/[/url] or https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/
Niger population 27,2 million...only 17% live in an urban area...Medium age 15...births per woman 6,7....Nigeria population is 223,8 million...average age 17, urbanization 54%
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger former French colony...with still "Franc" Euro linked currency...Nigeria was a UK colony...
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War DJ-At present Nigeria is already divided between a "christian" south and "islamic" north...Getting involved in Niger may worsen the tensions in Nigeria...Lagos [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos
The estimated population for Lagos was more than 26 million in 2023[citation needed]; and around 30 million for the Lagos metropolitan area. Lagos is the most populous urban area in Africa.[13] Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the centre of the country. Lagos is a major African financial centre and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fastest-growing cities and urban areas.[21][22] The megacity has the fourth-highest GDP in Africa[2][23] and houses one of the largest and busiest seaports on the continent.[24][25][26] The Lagos metropolitan area is a major educational and cultural centre in Sub Saharan Africa.[27] Due to the large urban population and port traffic volumes, Lagos is classified as a Medium-Port Megacity.[28]
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