00:00 The interest of France in Niger is in constant increase since the Jint, which is now in
00:13 power, has interrupted the exports of uranium and gold to France.
00:18 This situation is worrying for Paris, which has become even more dependent on its nuclear
00:23 energy after being cut off from the Russian gas market with the rest of the EU, to impress
00:27 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
00:30 Indeed, Germany is already about to go out of business due to its dependence on
00:35 renewable energies, and France could be faced with a similar situation if it does not
00:40 quickly find a replacement solution to Nigerian uranium.
00:43 However, France does not seem to have a rescue plan, because it is also limited
00:48 in its uranium suppliers.
00:50 Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are options, but the transport of these supplies is
00:55 largely controlled by the Russian company Rosatom, and therefore by Putin.
00:59 Although the French Minister of Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Unachet, stated
01:05 last year that France was not dependent on Russia for the exploitation of its
01:09 nuclear infrastructure, the current situation questions this statement.
01:13 France must therefore find a quick solution to avoid an energy crisis.
01:18 France can no longer import Russian uranium because of the sanctions, and will therefore
01:23 be forced to face either Russia, by changing its own cap for its own good, or the West,
01:28 by facing the sanctions that now endanger the safety of its citizens,
01:32 or the small army of Nigeria, thus regaining control of the country.
01:36 You might as well say that the choice is quick.
01:38 However, in this struggle for selfish foreign interests, the will of Nigerian citizens
01:44 is lost.
01:45 The passion that France and the West have shown to reintegrate the former president suggests
01:50 that they responded adequately to their needs, but the influx of citizens in the streets suggests
01:54 the opposite.
01:55 France can no longer close its eyes to the needs of the Nigerian population in
01:59 its political decisions.
02:01 The current situation is also conducive to exploitation by Russia, but France must
02:07 also take into account the geopolitical consequences in the long term of its actions in Africa.
02:11 The long-standing military omnipresence of France and its relations with the leaders
02:15 of the Sahel region have already led to its expulsion from the region, thus creating
02:19 a void for new potential partnerships with these countries.
02:22 In the end, France must find a balance between its economic interests and the will of
02:28 Nigerian citizens.
02:29 France cannot simply serve its own interests by ignoring the needs of the local population.
02:35 If it fails to find a quick solution to its dependence on Nigerian uranium, France
02:41 will face a collapse from within.
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