The NGO Oxfam denounces an unbalanced partnership between Areva and Niger

The NGO Oxfam denounces an unbalanced partnership between Areva and Niger

The partnership between Areva and Niger , where the giant French nuclear extract almost 40 % of its uranium , is very unfavorable to poor African countries denounced the NGO Oxfam , while both parties renegotiate the contract between them . " In France , a three bulb is illuminated through the Niger uranium in Niger , nearly 90 % of the population has no access to electricity. " Says the Oxfam report " Areva in Niger to who benefits from the uranium? " , released Friday, Nov. 22 .
Between 1971 and 2010 , the latest year for which figures are available , Areva and his ancestors the Office of Atomic Energy and Cogema extracted 114,346 tons of uranium from Niger , Oxfam says , based on data from the World nuclear Association. But the Nigerian government should have touched on this period that CFAF 300 billion (approximately EUR 459 million ) , only 13% of the estimated 2,300 billion CFA francs (more than 3 total export value 5 billion euros) , Oxfam observes , based on a study of Dutch NGOs Somo .