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| Russian mercenaries from the Africa Corps and the Niger National Guard (GNN), escorting a convoy of 1k ton of yellow cake |
| 2025-11-30 |
Translated text: For several weeks, Russian mercenaries from the Africa Corps, supported by the Niger National Guard (GNN), have been preparing the escort of a convoy of about forty trucks carrying nearly 1,000 tons of "yellow cake," a uranium concentrate from the Arlit mines, once operated by the French company Orano. 🔹 The convoy set off from Arlit, in northern Niger, heading to the port of Lomé, in southern Togo. However, it had to avoid the usual route, considered safer and passing through Benin, whose border with Niger remains closed since late July 2023, following the coup d'état in Niamey. (Route in blue on the animated map) 🔸 The new route taken passes through Niamey, then Gotheye and Tera, before veering toward Dori in Burkina Faso. The convoy then continues to Ouagadougou, the Burkinabè capital, then Koupéla, Tenkodogo, Bittou, and finally Cinkansé, on the Togolese border, before reaching the port of Lomé. (Route in red on the animated map) ⚠️ This route not only involves traveling on degraded roads, but above all crossing areas under the influence of terrorist groups affiliated with the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS) and JNIM. ℹ️ Although "yellow cake" emits only low radiation, inhaling it remains dangerous, making strict and continuous protection of the convoy essential. 🔸 On the legal front, the uranium shipment remains at the heart of a dispute pitting the Orano company against the Nigerien authorities, now led by the CNSP (National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland) and General Abdourahmane Tiani. Orano has issued a statement on this matter. (Statement in comments) |
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