African Instability Threatens French Energy
Last week, suicide bombers launched attacks on two different towns in the West African nation of Niger – one on a military barracks in Agadez, and the other one on the Somair uranium mine in Arlit, owned by the French conglomerate AREVA. The jihadist group MUJAO (Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa) has claimed responsibility for both bombings, stating that they were targeting “the enemies of Islam in Niger.”
The assault on the uranium mine left one dead and 14 injured, and was successful in damaging the crushing and grinding units, halting the mine’s production.