Niger’s military government has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer, Orano, at one of the world’s biggest uranium mines, the company said on Thursday.
The decision has highlighted tensions between the junta, which came to power in a coup in July last year, and the former colonial power, France.
The military seized control of Niger on the pledge of cutting ties with the West, vowing to review mining concessions in the country, and ordering the withdrawal of Western troops.
Orano said it has been told to leave the Imouraren mine in northern…
