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Uranium Goes Critical in Niger: Tuareg RebellionsThreaten Sahelian Conflagration

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The article analyses the causes and implications of the ongoing Tuareg rebellions in Niger and Mali. While the larger and more widespread rebellion in Niger is generally attributed to the Niger Tuareg's demands for a greater and more equitable share of the country's uranium revenues, the article reveals that both rebellions, while centering on grievances associated with marginalisation, indigenous land rights and the exploitation of mineral resources, are far more complex. Other key elements are the continuing impact on the region of the global war on terror; competing imperialisms and sub‐imperialisms; the associated interests of multinational mining companies; environmental threats and the interests of international drug‐traffickers. The article also details the human rights abuses inflicted on the civilian populations in both Niger and Mali by the recently US‐trained militaries.

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  • Jeremy Keenan, 2008. "Uranium Goes Critical in Niger: Tuareg RebellionsThreaten Sahelian Conflagration," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(117), pages 449-466, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:35:y:2008:i:117:p:449-466
    DOI: 10.1080/03056240802411107
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    1. Larsen, Rasmus Kløcker & Mamosso, Christiane Alzouma, 2014. "Aid with Blinkers: Environmental Governance of Uranium Mining in Niger," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 62-76.
    2. Roy Maconachie & Radhika Srinivasan & Nicholas Menzies, 2015. "Responding to the Challenge of Fragility and Security in West Africa," World Bank Publications - Reports 22511, The World Bank Group.
    3. Rafael Aguirre Unceta, 2018. "Niger : la Quête du Développement dans un Contexte Adverse," Working Papers hal-02046108, HAL.
    4. Karen Del Biondo, 2015. "Norms or Interests? Explaining Instrumental Variation in EU Democracy Promotion in Africa," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 53(2), pages 237-254, March.
    5. Idemudia, Uwafiokun & Tuokuu, Francis Xavier D. & Essah, Marcellinus, 2022. "The extractive industry and human rights in Africa: Lessons from the past and future directions," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 78(C).
    6. Rafael AGUIRRE UNCETA, 2018. "Niger : la Quête du Développement dans un Contexte Adverse," Working Papers P247, FERDI.

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