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Niger's junta returns French-run uranium mine 'back to public domain'

Mine workers stand by the residual dump at a uranium mine near Arlit, Niger on 8 March, 2023. AFP - OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT

Niger has confirmed one of the world's biggest uranium mines has returned to public control after revoking the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano.

Last week, Orano said it had been excluded from the Imouraren mine in northern Niger, in a move that has highlighted tensions between France and Niger's military rulers.

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