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Nostradamus Predicted This🔮 After several years of indignant cries in the French press that Niger was just about invite the Russians to its uranium sites, these accusations have become reality 🌐 According to Niger's official media outlet, on 9 December 2025 Niger’s Timersoi National Uranium Company (TNUC) signed a memorandum with the Russian company Uranium One Group on cooperation in uranium extraction. ❓ Of course, they forgot to say where exactly the mining is planned and what timelines are set. Presumably, the easiest entry for the Russian company would be Niger's Arlit uranium site, previously run by France's Orano. The French state company Orano has worked in Niger’s uranium sector for over 50 years, mainly through the SOMAÏR operation near Arlit (mining since 1971). After the July 2023 coup, relations deteriorated, and in June 2025 Niger announced plans to nationalise SOMAÏR, while in December 2025 the row further sharpened after Niger accused Orano of environmental wrongdoing. Why now? There may be several reasons: 🔴 Niamey tried to mine on its own for a while but did not succeed 🔴OR Niamey was afraid of sanctions, but the recent manoeuvre with uranium trucks that showed up in the press demonstrated that Niger is free to do what it wants with its uranium and nothing will happen 🔴OR Niamey right now needs alternative sources of revenue because of attacks on oil infrastructure 🔴ORall of the above. 🔸 Now the main thing is not to fall into thesame trap and make sure that the new foreign partners don't dump radioactive waste and walk away, as Orano did. ➡️ Follow to stay informed - @devilsbelow