Niger has invited Russian companies to explore and mine natural resources
SIRIUS, November 13 – RIA Novosti. Niger has invited Russian companies to explore and mine the country’s natural resources, including uranium, Niger’s Minister of Mines Ousmane Abarchi told RIA Novosti.
“We have already met with Russian companies that are interested in coming to Niger and exploring and mining natural resources. And this is not just about uranium. Indeed, we have invited them to come to Niger for this,” Abarchi told the agency on the sidelines of the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi.