By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila DAKAR (Reuters) -French uranium miner Orano said on Wednesday its majority-owned joint venture ...

This follows export restrictions imposed by Niger's military government, which seized control of the mine in December 2024.

Orano Med, a firm that combines biotechnologies and nuclear technology to develop targeted therapies against cancer, has ...

French nuclear fuel giant Orano’s uranium mining subsidiary in northern Niger is on the verge of bankruptcy, raising alarms ...

In December, Orano confirmed Niger had taken operational control of Somair, months after the junta canceled its license for the nearby Imouraren project. Orano is pursuing multiple international ...

The measures mark another step in the Sahel country's move away from French colonial rule and towards sovereign energy.

Somaïr is a joint venture between Orano and Niger’s state-owned Sopamin, which operates the only active uranium mine in the country. But last year, authorities took operational control of Somaïr.

Niger plans to nationalize the Somair uranium mine operated by France’s Orano after months of worsening relations between the French state-owned company and its local partners following a 2023 coup in ...

Orano Med, a subsidiary of the Orano Group and a pioneer in radioligand therapies in oncology, today inaugurated the expansion of its main Research and Development Center located in Plano, Texas ...

Niger's military junta says it will nationalise the majority French-owned local uranium company in the latest escalation in a row between the two countries. Somaïr is operated by French nuclear fuels ...

Orano, which holds a majority stake in SOMAIR, has been in a year-long dispute with Niger, leading to the suspension of uranium production.

Orano did not immediately reply to The Associated Press’ request for a comment. Somaïr is a joint venture between Orano and Niger’s state-owned Sopamin, which operates the only active uranium ...