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00:09 While the new Niger authorities have announced the ban
00:12 on all gold and uranium exports to France,
00:15 Paris reacted by saying that this decision
00:17 would have no impact on the energy sector in France.
00:20 An announcement that raised a lot of questions
00:23 about the implications of this decision.
00:25 Niger, the 7th largest producer of uranium in the world,
00:29 is a strategic country in the production of uranium
00:32 used in French nuclear power plants.
00:34 According to French media,
00:36 Niger provides 15% to 17% of the uranium
00:39 used by nuclear power plants in France.
00:42 The decision of the new Nigerian authorities
00:44 to ban the export of uranium and gold
00:46 has therefore aroused concerns
00:48 about the supply of energy to France.
00:51 However, the French Diplomacy Press Service
00:54 has indicated that no French company
00:56 exploits gold mines in Niger
00:58 and that the uranium supplies in France
01:00 are extremely diversified.
01:02 Niger only represents 4% of the world's uranium production,
01:06 which means that the decision of the new Nigerian authorities
01:09 will not have a major impact
01:11 on the energy supplies in France.
01:13 This decision to ban the export of gold and uranium from Niger
01:17 comes after the military coup in Niger in February 2021
01:20 which overthrew President Elhuma Hamadou Issoufou.
01:23 The new Nigerian authorities
01:25 made this decision to put an end to what they consider
01:28 as unfair exploitation of the country's natural resources
01:31 by foreign companies.
01:33 Local communities have long denounced
01:36 the environmental and social impact
01:38 of mining exploitation in the country.
01:40 They claim that foreign companies
01:42 have taken advantage of political instability
01:44 and widespread corruption to exploit
01:46 the country's natural resources without taking into account
01:48 the long-term consequences for local communities
01:50 and the environment.
01:52 The Nigerian government has therefore decided
01:54 to take measures to reduce the impact
01:56 of mining exploitation on local communities
01:58 and the environment.
02:00 The ban on exporting gold and uranium
02:02 is one of these measures.
02:04 Other measures include the revision of mining contracts
02:06 with foreign companies to ensure
02:08 that local communities benefit
02:10 more from mining exploitation
02:12 and that companies respect environmental standards.
02:15 The Nigerian government's decision
02:17 was saluted by environmental activists
02:19 and civil society organizations
02:21 who have long denounced the negative impact
02:23 of mining exploitation on local communities
02:25 and the environment.
02:27 However, foreign companies
02:29 that exploit Niger's natural resources
02:31 have expressed their concerns
02:33 about the impact of this decision
02:35 on their activities.
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