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[-] Kes 82 points 1 year ago

Countries have the right to expel foreign diplomats and embassies as long as they don't arrest them or go through their stuff when they leave. The newly couped Niger junta requested the French ambassador leave and revoked his visa, but the French are still refusing to leave, claiming that because they don't recognize the legitimacy of the new junta, they don't have to follow the junta's orders to leave. Regardless of your opinion of the new junta, in how does a former colonial power be in the right when they are blatantly ignoring the legal rights and sovereignty of their independent former colony's government that is doing things by the book? They stopped sending the ambassador food and are confining him to his embassy until he leaves, especially given the current junta that is extremely gentle treatment

[-] stepan@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Damn. I think they should still give food, but yeah he should gtfo.

[-] zefiax@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago

People keep blaming Russia as if Africans are somehow incapable of making their own decisions. The reality is Africans are tired of French neo colonialism. Niger is a perfect example. They were selling france uranium for $0.8/kg when the market price is $200. That's Niger's resources going to power French power plants, while the people of Niger are struggling to survive. Fuck that shit.

[-] Dremor@lemmy.world 63 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Any source for said price?

Edit: Better known source says it is a baseless rumor circulating on social medias

Some accounts on social media are now circulating the claim that Niger has lifted prices from €0.80 per kilogram to €200. So far, there is no evidence for this beyond themselves quoting each other. The claim seems to trace back to a small digital outlet in Nigeria. Embarrassingly, the website has been confused as being from Niger itself.

Sources (as shared by @goo@lemm.ee) : https://www.forbes.com/sites/eliasferrerbreda/2023/09/12/more-rumours-what-is-really-happening-with-nigers-uranium/

[-] LoafyLemon@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago

The average global price of Uranium per pound, in 2022, was $40.77 USD. Let's convert it to kilograms.

2.205 pounds ~= 1 KG
2.205 * 40.77 = 89.89785 (~90 USD per KG)

In 2022, Niger supplied 20% of France's uranium.

Sources:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/260005/monthly-uranium-price/

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/08/04/how-dependent-is-france-on-niger-s-uranium_6080772_8.html


Please note that I'm not taking sides; I was simply curious about the actual numbers, so I'm sharing them here in the hope that someone finds them interesting.

[-] goo@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

Questionable sites, not even going to link them. But Forbes states the following:

Some accounts on social media are now circulating the claim that Niger has lifted prices from €0.80 per kilogram to €200. So far, there is no evidence for this beyond themselves quoting each other. The claim seems to trace back to a small digital outlet in Nigeria. Embarrassingly, the website has been confused as being from Niger itself.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/eliasferrerbreda/2023/09/12/more-rumours-what-is-really-happening-with-nigers-uranium/

[-] zefiax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Ok even looking at market prices of uranium, around $80/kg, Niger is still selling at 100 times cheaper than market rates to france. That is ridiculous.

[-] Dremor@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Problem is that there is no proof that Niger ever sold at this price.

Just a random news website quoting no source. No document, no testimony.

That looks an awful like a fake news trying badly to push a false narative, at least to me.

[-] zefiax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The 0.8/kg is quite well documented, not just a single source.

[-] Dremor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Considering I never saw those documents, mind to link to some of those sources?

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 24 points 1 year ago

Itte is still working, according to French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna. “The ambassador is working, I can confirm that, and he is very useful through his contacts, his team, there is still a small team with him,” said Colonna in an interview with French TV channel LCI. Colonna added that Itte “will stay as long as we want him to stay,” and that his return is Macron’s decision.

I don't think it's going to turn out well for the ambassador.

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 1 year ago

Since harming an ambassador might be considered an act of war, and the coup leaders are not idiots, I'm sure he'll be fine.

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 5 points 1 year ago

Is denying food and treats to the ambassador not considered harm? The way Macron is talking it would seem so.

[-] avater@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

he has food in form of army rations, so for now he's fine

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 4 points 1 year ago
[-] avater@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

that looks pretty damn good 😅

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Just missing the bread which I'm sure is available in the schools where they serve this.

PS my French school lunches never looked quite that nice..

[-] jyter@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That image comes from a comparison of children’s school lunches from around the world. I have no idea how representative it is of either meals in the French embassy currently, or French army rations.

[-] lath@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Oh look, a reason to invade. How nice for Macron!

[-] roguetrick@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

This is an interesting move by France. The Junta expelled their diplomatic staff as part of the justification that France is a neocolonial power interfering with the country. The Junta benefits because having him there cements that bit of propaganda. Hopefully the locals don't get riled up enough to storm the place once that propaganda gets too effective.

[-] avater@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wonder if russia has some stakes in this...

[-] dhtseany@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

The French version of Fortunate Son starts playing from distant loud speakers attached to France's Eurocopter Tigers

[-] Napain@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

hahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahaha

[-] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

He should have left when asked

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