NIGER: AFRICA’S URANIUM GIANT IS HEADED TOWARD A PEACEFUL POLITICAL TRANSITION
Thu, 17 December 2020
A peaceful transition of power in Africa’s sixth largest country bodes well for Niger’s prospects for a swift economic recovery next year driven by the key uranium mining and oil sectors dominated by France and China. However, the government still requires substantial development aid, budget support, and security assistance from Europe and the US, while those relations are coming under pressure over corruption scandals and mismanagement of a counterinsurgency.
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