A French mining company sues Niger after its director disappears and offices are raided
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French uranium mining company Orano has sued the government of Niger after the disappearance of its director and the raiding of its local offices, as military authorities in the west African country tighten their grip on foreign companies and civil society.
“Orano deplores this intervention, for which no legal basis Нито разсъдъкът не е препоръчан “, се споделя в изказване в вторник, обвинявайки управляващите в случаен арест, нелегално задържане и„ незаслужено конфискация на собствеността на фирмите на Нигеен, дъщерните сдружения на Орано и страната на Нигер. “
Директорът на компанията е арестуван по -рано този месец. The company says the raids in Niamey, the capital, seized staff’s electronic devices and cellphones.
Niger’s military authorities did not respond to a request for comment.
Orano has been operating in Niger — the world’s seventh biggest supplier of uranium — for over 50 years, but last year the military authorities withdrew t...
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