The National Union of Niger Mine Workers, or SYNTRAMIN, said in a statement on Saturday that it backed the "sovereign decision" by Niger's military rulers, who seized power in a coup in 2023.

Niger's government on Thursday announced plans to nationalize the Somair uranium joint venture operated by French nuclear fuels company Orano, according to a statement read on national television in the West African nation.

El gobierno de Níger informó el jueves que nacionalizará la empresa de uranio Somaïr operada por la compañía francesa