Niger has uranium, coal, gold,
iron ore, tin, phosphates, and
petroleum. It is the seventh
largest producer of uranium
in the world.
Colonialists and neo- colonialists
like to give the impression that
they are doing humanitarian favors
- whilst plundering the resources
of the ex-colony/ colony
to the hilt. As we all know
they claim , rather triumphantly
to be giving aid to "the
poorest country in the world,"
whilst blatantly cheating and
under- compensating resource
holders - with the complicity
of local elites in many cases.
If the coup makers want to
change the model, and follow
Guinea and Mali in calling
for greater remuneration for
their vast resources, best
wishes to them. Niger
supplies about 25%
of EU uranium.
According to Reuters,
Niger "produced 2,020 metric
tons of uranium in 2022, about 5%
of world mining output."
Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
africahistorynet
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