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[–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

People keep blaming Russia as if Africans are somehow incapable of making their own decisions. The reality is Africans are tired of French neo colonialism. Niger is a perfect example. They were selling france uranium for $0.8/kg when the market price is $200. That's Niger's resources going to power French power plants, while the people of Niger are struggling to survive. Fuck that shit.

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  • [–] 65 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    Any source for said price?

    Edit: Better known source says it is a baseless rumor circulating on social medias

    Some accounts on social media are now circulating the claim that Niger has lifted prices from €0.80 per kilogram to €200. So far, there is no evidence for this beyond themselves quoting each other. The claim seems to trace back to a small digital outlet in Nigeria. Embarrassingly, the website has been confused as being from Niger itself.

    Sources (as shared by @goo@lemm.ee) : https://www.forbes.com/sites/eliasferrerbreda/2023/09/12/more-rumours-what-is-really-happening-with-nigers-uranium/

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago

    The average global price of Uranium per pound, in 2022, was $40.77 USD. Let's convert it to kilograms.

    2.205 pounds ~= 1 KG
    2.205 * 40.77 = 89.89785 (~90 USD per KG)

    In 2022, Niger supplied 20% of France's uranium.

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    https://www.statista.com/statistics/260005/monthly-uranium-price/

    https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/08/04/how-dependent-is-france-on-niger-s-uranium_6080772_8.html


    Please note that I'm not taking sides; I was simply curious about the actual numbers, so I'm sharing them here in the hope that someone finds them interesting.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Questionable sites, not even going to link them. But Forbes states the following:

    Some accounts on social media are now circulating the claim that Niger has lifted prices from €0.80 per kilogram to €200. So far, there is no evidence for this beyond themselves quoting each other. The claim seems to trace back to a small digital outlet in Nigeria. Embarrassingly, the website has been confused as being from Niger itself.

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/eliasferrerbreda/2023/09/12/more-rumours-what-is-really-happening-with-nigers-uranium/

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  • [+] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Can't take this as reliable source. It just quote another article that doesn't even have a source linked.

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  • [+] -17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ok even looking at market prices of uranium, around $80/kg, Niger is still selling at 100 times cheaper than market rates to france. That is ridiculous.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Problem is that there is no proof that Niger ever sold at this price.

    Just a random news website quoting no source. No document, no testimony.

    That looks an awful like a fake news trying badly to push a false narative, at least to me.

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