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Niger in Africa is one of the world’s largest producers of uranium, and one of its biggest customers is France’s state-owned nuclear company Areva. France depends on nuclear power for three-quarters of its electricity, making it more reliant on uranium than any other country on earth. Now Niger’s government is demanding a better deal from Paris. The former French colony remains one of the poorest countries on earth. More than 60 percent of its 17 million people survive on less than $1 a day.
A man walks past a sign reading Niger in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Youths smoke a water pipe on the grass of the PENNEY/REUTERS
National Museum in Niamey. JOE
A boy sits on a broken car in the Pays-Bas neighborhood in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Soccer players, perched on a fence, watch a pick-up game in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Men are reflected in a large puddle in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Sulfuric acid used for heap leaching is seen at
Areva's Somair uranium mining facility in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/
REUTERS
Men work in a leather tannery in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Men work in a leather tannery in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
People ride a motorcycle down a dusty street in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A boy sits in front of goats for sale at an animal market in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Uranium ore is heap leached with sulfuric acid at
Areva's Somair mine in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A sign for an Areva uranium mine is seen close to Imouraren.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Oudou Zibou, the manager of the Savana Hotel,
sits in the hotel's reception in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
An usher looks at a picture
of Niger's President Mahamdou Issoufou before the meeting of a
government consulting body at the Palais de Congres in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
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Six-year-old Hauwaou peers out from behind a wall
next to a garbage dump in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A boy walks amid mud brick houses in the old city of Agadez.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A man covers his face during a sandstorm at night at a hotel in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Areva's Somair uranium mining facility is seen in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A man sits on a motorcycle in front of yams for sale at
the Grand Market in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A boy walks past the Grand Mosque of Agadez.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Men toss squash onto the banks of the Niger River in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Government
officials attend the meeting of the government
consulting body
Economic, Social and
Cultural Council at the Palais de Congres in
Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
National guardsman Ayouba Dakka poses for a picture
at the prefecture of Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Government
officials attend the meeting of the government
consulting body
Economic, Social andCultural Council
at the Palais de Congres in
Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A map of the department of Arlit is seen at the prefect's office
in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Journalist Raby Bako rehearses before hosting the nightly
news broadcast at national television ORTN headquarters in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Students listen to a speech by the World Bank poverty reduction
director Marcelo Giugale in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Uranium ore is heap leached with sulfuric acid
at Areva's Somair mine in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Construction
machinery is seen at the Tamgak open
air uranium mine at Areva's Somair
mining facility in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A
boy walks past mud brick houses in front of uranium mining
byproduct at
Areva's Cominak uranium mine in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
The Tamgak open air uranium mine is seen at Areva's Somair
uranium mining facility in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Men wait for medical care at Areva's Somair hospital in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A man walking past a school is reflected in a large puddle
in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Areva's Somair uranium mining facility is seen in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTER
Feb 11, 2014
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Niger in Africa is one of the world’s largest producers of uranium, and one of its biggest customers is France’s state-owned nuclear company Areva. France depends on nuclear power for three-quarters of its electricity, making it more reliant on uranium than any other country on earth. Now Niger’s government is demanding a better deal from Paris. The former French colony remains one of the poorest countries on earth. More than 60 percent of its 17 million people survive on less than $1 a day.
A man walks past a sign reading Niger in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Youths smoke a water pipe on the grass of the PENNEY/REUTERS
National Museum in Niamey. JOE
A boy sits on a broken car in the Pays-Bas neighborhood in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Soccer players, perched on a fence, watch a pick-up game in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Men are reflected in a large puddle in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Sulfuric acid used for heap leaching is seen at
Areva's Somair uranium mining facility in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/
REUTERS
Men work in a leather tannery in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Men work in a leather tannery in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
People ride a motorcycle down a dusty street in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A boy sits in front of goats for sale at an animal market in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Uranium ore is heap leached with sulfuric acid at
Areva's Somair mine in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A sign for an Areva uranium mine is seen close to Imouraren.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Oudou Zibou, the manager of the Savana Hotel,
sits in the hotel's reception in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
An usher looks at a picture
of Niger's President Mahamdou Issoufou before the meeting of a
government consulting body at the Palais de Congres in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
r
Six-year-old Hauwaou peers out from behind a wall
next to a garbage dump in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A boy walks amid mud brick houses in the old city of Agadez.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A man covers his face during a sandstorm at night at a hotel in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Areva's Somair uranium mining facility is seen in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A man sits on a motorcycle in front of yams for sale at
the Grand Market in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A boy walks past the Grand Mosque of Agadez.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Men toss squash onto the banks of the Niger River in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Government
officials attend the meeting of the government
consulting body
Economic, Social and
Cultural Council at the Palais de Congres in
Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
National guardsman Ayouba Dakka poses for a picture
at the prefecture of Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Government
officials attend the meeting of the government
consulting body
Economic, Social andCultural Council
at the Palais de Congres in
Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A map of the department of Arlit is seen at the prefect's office
in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Journalist Raby Bako rehearses before hosting the nightly
news broadcast at national television ORTN headquarters in Niamey.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Students listen to a speech by the World Bank poverty reduction
director Marcelo Giugale in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Uranium ore is heap leached with sulfuric acid
at Areva's Somair mine in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Construction
machinery is seen at the Tamgak open
air uranium mine at Areva's Somair
mining facility in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A
boy walks past mud brick houses in front of uranium mining
byproduct at
Areva's Cominak uranium mine in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
The Tamgak open air uranium mine is seen at Areva's Somair
uranium mining facility in Arlit. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Men wait for medical care at Areva's Somair hospital in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
A man walking past a school is reflected in a large puddle
in Niamey. JOE PENNEY/REUTERS
Areva's Somair uranium mining facility is seen in Arlit.
JOE PENNEY/REUTER
Feb 11, 2014
