Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: Nigerian uranium

Correction ( sorry)Should read :

...but it's the people's Niger and not the people of Nigeria and other neighbouring states that should have the final say so about the future of Niger's domestic politics and Niger's relations with Burkina Faso  Mali, Guinea, Chad,  Algeria, Libya, the United States, France etc.

On Fri, 4 Aug 2023 at 01:56, Cornelius Hamelberg <corneliushamelberg@gmail.com> wrote:

I know so little about all this but believe that common sense and a sense of fair play should prevail here.

The figures are official, for all we know, a conservative estimate, and we may take their word for it, but for example, no one really knows how much oil leaving the shores of Nigeria, unofficially, and the extent of the unofficial exports was brought home to us recently with news of an oil tanker being seized at sea, laden with stolen oil 

So, some mines are closing down, the price of the commodity is being determined by its availability on the world market, and the reality is that since the uranium is not going to last forever, what are the options for the poverty-stricken people of Niger and their already cash strapped economy?

The glimpses of poor infrastructure and the pictures of endless laterite roads leave one wondering what has France done for Niger since Niger became independent in 1960, and that's all of 63 years ago? This leaves the new era Africa wondering what would China not do in e,g Niger when it comes to building necessary infrastructure, roads, schools, hospitals, developing agriculture etc in exchange for uranium and other mineral assets and cooperation that Niger is willing to offer?

Whatever negotiations ECOWAS may conclude with the Junta, it's unlikely that it would be in the cards that the coup makers should retain their military rank and status if the deposed president/puppet were to be reinstated. So the probable compromise has to be that fresh elections should be held within the next three to five years, and in the meantime, the mining agreements etc will be revised, not necessarily revoked, but it's the people's finger and not the people of Nigeria and other neighbouring states that should have the final say so about the future of Niger's domestic politics and Niger'srealtions with Burkina Faso  Mali, Guinea, Chad,  Algeria, Libya, the United States, France etc.

Today there have been massive people's demonstrations in Niger in support of the coup.

Ostensibly, the people's aims and the military's aims are the same:  better life conditions for everybody which so far they say that the democratically elected government has woefully failed to deliver after two years of the country standing still/ some say deteriorating under their management. The sanctions that they want to pass on Niger will only increase the suffering that the people of Niger will unnecessarily have to endure, the kind of suffering/punishment that those who pass such sanctions hope will make the people turn against the military and bring both the people and the military to submission - although the people and the military would really much prefer to only submit to the one and only Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala !

On Thursday, 3 August 2023 at 21:50:24 UTC+2 Harrow, Kenneth wrote:

By another measurement, niger produces 4% of world supply of uranium, and that's going down as the mines runout. The french hold a majority share in the niger mines.

Anyone's seen themovie Arlit knows it's a dirty story.

Ken

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From: Harrow, Kenneth
Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2023 3:32:11 PM
To: USAAfric...@googlegroups.com <usaafric...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Nigerian uranium

 

Not a major source and two of the three mines shut down or shutting down ....

The opposite of claims that is all about uranium

From le monde today: Quantité d'uranium naturel importé en France

Kazakhstan (23 822 tonnes)

Niger (17 615 tonnes)

Ouzbékistan (16 792 tonnes)

Australie (12 349 tonnes)

Namibie (12 303 tonnes)

Canada (4 043 tonnes)

Brésil (628 tonnes)

Kirghizistan (506 tonnes)

République tchèque (120 tonnes)

Hongrie (22 tonnes)

Ken

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