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French nuclear giant slips into the red following Niger-French breakup

A man holds a placard reading "Don't touch!!! Uranium is my life" during a demonstration against French nuclear giant Areva on February 6, 2014 in Niamey. © AFP - BOUREIMA HAMA

French nuclear giant Orano ended the first half of the year with a loss of €133 million, weighed down by difficulties in its mining activities in Niger due to a "highly degraded" political context since a military regime came to power a year ago.

At the end of June 2024, the group noted "the deteriorated situation affecting mining operations in Niger," Orano's chief financial officer, David Claverie, said in a statement.

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