Russia outsmarts France in Niger over proposed power plant

Paul Melly

West Africa analyst

EPA Protesters display Russia's and Niger's flags as they sit on top of a vehicle amid a demonstration.EPA

Russia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger – a vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara desert that has to import most of its electricity.

It may be deemed impractical and may never happen, but the concept is yet…

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