Turkey top envoy goes to Niger in bid to secure uranium supplies
The trip comes after Niger’s military government withdrew mining rights from Canadian and French companies to develop uranium deposits.
South African National Union of Mineworkers’ members at diamond producer De Beers Consolidated Mines started a strike on Friday after wage talks failed, a union spokesman said.
The union wants a 15 percent rise in wages, while De Beers is offering 7.5 percent and a once off payment of 2,500 rand ($367).
