At the first Nuclear Energy and Innovation Summit in Africa (NEISA) in Kigali, Niger's Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine unveiled the country's ambition to...
The Nigerien government has announced the nationalisation of Société des Mines de l'Aïr (Somaïr), previously controlled by French nuclear giant Orano....
Since it was commissioned in 2024, the pipeline linking the Agadem oil basin to the port of Sèmè-Kpodji in Benin has propelled Niger onto the international stage...
Niger is entering a new phase in the development of its subsoil. On Sunday 23 February 2025, the government announced the imminent launch of oil and gas extraction in...
The French nuclear fuel group Orano has drawn up an alarming report on the future of its Nigerian subsidiary Somaïr, whose uranium production site in...
Against a backdrop of growing demands for economic sovereignty, a number of West African countries, notably Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, have embarked on a series of...
Niger is embarking on a major industrial transformation project with the launch of preliminary works for the construction of a new oil refinery. The project, which...
The Sonatrach group has announced in a press release the resumption of oil activities in Niger, following meetings in Niamey with the company...
The government of Niger has recently signed financial agreements with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), announcing a $400 million advance on...
The Prime Minister, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, presided over the start-up ceremony for upstream and downstream production at phase II of the Agadem oil field....
