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🇳🇪 Not the Easiest Place to Start 🌐Turkey’s energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar says Turkey has completed the first phase at its gold field in Niger. 🔸In October 2024 Ankara and Niamey signed a memorandum to work together in mining. A Turkish ministerial team also visited Niamey in July 2024 to deepen cooperation across energy, mining, and security. 🔸Turkey maintains its presence in Niger through MTA International Company - a state-run mining company, which has been engaged in exploration in Niger since 2020. ⏩This would be Turkey’s first overseas gold projectand Niger’s only industrial-scale gold operation. Samira Hill, long described as the country’s sole industrial gold mine, was nationalized in August 2025 and is in transition. Besides investments, it's a chance for Niger to diversify its network of partners beyond Paris - Beijin - Moscow triangle. Devils Below