> The top exports of Niger are Gold ($2.7B), Other Oily Seeds ($344M), Radioactive Chemicals ($297M), Refined Petroleum ($235M), and Uranium and Thorium Ore ($36.5M), **exporting mostly to United Arab Emirates ($2.68B)**, China ($344M), **France ($197M)**, Burkina Faso ($123M), and Mali ($110M).
The biggest gold mines of the country are all exploited by Canadian companies, and they export almost everything to the UAE, France is completely irrelevant in this trade.
And these $197M in uranium are a vital source of income for Niger, but just a rounding error for France. They are hurting only themselves here.
It’s absolutely wild how clueless some people can be about their own economy. It’s all right there, it’s all public information.
This all smells of Wagner
> France suspended aid to Niger after the recent coup
So has the UK and the EU.
Any expert here? Since France still controls their currency can’t they just… crash their economy?
Seems like Russia is trying to go full in with “proxy warfare” against Western nations supporting Ukraine. When will Western Europe and the US wake up and understand that Russia and Russians understand one thing and one thing only? Their attempts at diplomacy, using sanctions, and providing military aid won’t stop Russia: they will only double, triple, and quadruple down for the foreseeable future. There’s only one way to stop their shenanigans in Ukraine and Africa.
Africa is a lost cause. How long can you continue to blame the former colonial powers?
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Cannot even begin to imagine the levels of poisoning of the peoples of Africa being carried out by uranium and gold mining.
How on earth can anyone justify this damage to not only the living planet, but also to the peoples of Africa ?
Poverty speedrun
https://oec.world/en/profile/country/ner/
> The top exports of Niger are Gold ($2.7B), Other Oily Seeds ($344M), Radioactive Chemicals ($297M), Refined Petroleum ($235M), and Uranium and Thorium Ore ($36.5M), **exporting mostly to United Arab Emirates ($2.68B)**, China ($344M), **France ($197M)**, Burkina Faso ($123M), and Mali ($110M).
The biggest gold mines of the country are all exploited by Canadian companies, and they export almost everything to the UAE, France is completely irrelevant in this trade.
And these $197M in uranium are a vital source of income for Niger, but just a rounding error for France. They are hurting only themselves here.
It’s absolutely wild how clueless some people can be about their own economy. It’s all right there, it’s all public information.
This all smells of Wagner
> France suspended aid to Niger after the recent coup
So has the UK and the EU.
Any expert here? Since France still controls their currency can’t they just… crash their economy?
Seems like Russia is trying to go full in with “proxy warfare” against Western nations supporting Ukraine. When will Western Europe and the US wake up and understand that Russia and Russians understand one thing and one thing only? Their attempts at diplomacy, using sanctions, and providing military aid won’t stop Russia: they will only double, triple, and quadruple down for the foreseeable future. There’s only one way to stop their shenanigans in Ukraine and Africa.
Africa is a lost cause. How long can you continue to blame the former colonial powers?