Juillet 2017 / African Arguments

A forgotten community : The little town in Niger keeping the lights on in France

By Lucas Destrijcker & Mahadi Diouara

July 18, 2017 Welcome to Arlit, the impoverished uranium capital of Africa.

From Niamey, the capital of the landlocked West African nation of Niger, we call ahead to a desert town in the remote north of the country.

“Journalists ? On their way here ? It’s been a while”, we hear down the phone from our contact. “We welcome you with open arms, but only on the pretence that you’re visiting to interview migrants on their way to (...)

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