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How Niger’s coup could affect France’s nuclear power.
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How Niger’s coup could affect France’s nuclear power.

Niger is a major supplier of uranium for French nuclear power plants, making General Abdourahamane Tchiani’s coup d’état more than a military matter for the European nation. On Niger’s Independence Day, 3 August, demonstrators are again out on Niamey streets waving anti-French slogans. French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will not tolerate any attack...