I don't think it will work. They will need to convince the other Nigers, in Nigeria, to send in troops, which the Nigerian people aren't into at all.
The other reason for this is apparently the French buy their uranium for their nuclear reactors, which power a significant percentage of their electric grid, from Niger. That's well and good, except they are paying something like 1/20th the market rate.
[ + ] dulcima
[ - ] dulcima 2 points 1.7 yearsAug 8, 2023 11:37:18 ago (+2/-0)
https://www.state.gov/acting-deputy-secretary-of-state-victoria-nuland-on-the-situation-in-niger/
Her witch face will scare those Nigers.
[ + ] Empire_of_the_Mind
[ - ] Empire_of_the_Mind [op] 1 point 1.7 yearsAug 8, 2023 16:20:23 ago (+1/-0)
The other reason for this is apparently the French buy their uranium for their nuclear reactors, which power a significant percentage of their electric grid, from Niger. That's well and good, except they are paying something like 1/20th the market rate.