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Niger junta invites Russian firms to exploit its resources amid dispute with French nuclear group

Niger’s military junta has invited Russian firms to invest in the country’s uranium and other natural resource production after French nuclear group Orano halted uranium output there last month, part of an ongoing dispute between Niamey and its former colonial master, France. “We have already met with Russian companies that are interested in coming to […]

Algeria demands more from association agreement with EU

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra has said that it is time for the Algeria-EU association agreement to be revised because it is only beneficial to the European Union. Times have changed since the agreement was concluded 10 years and “Algeria gave more than it received” under the partnership, argued Lamamra. The minister was speaking at […]

Togo: Asky takes delivery of wide body Boeing passenger jets

Lome-based Airline Asky welcomed September 1 two new passenger jets for long haul flights, days after the company added the State of Togo to its shareholders. The jets, both 727s, add to current 13 aircraft making up the Ethiopian Airlines-backed airline’s fleet. The delivery occurred few days after the company added the Togolese state to […]