France's Orano files lawsuit over staff detention in Niger
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Orano has filed a lawsuit in Niger over the detention of its staff and confiscation of assets, citing arbitrary arrest and illegal detention.
(Reuters) -French nuclear fuels company Orano said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit with the courts of the Republic of Niger over the "arbitrary arrest, illegal detention and unjust confiscation of property" involving its staff and assets in the country.
Orano's mining director in Niger, Ibrahim Courmo, has reportedly been taken to headquarters of the country's external intelligence agency, the General Directorate of External Documentation and Surveillance.
Orano has not received official information regarding Courmo's status, the company said.
(Reporting by Anna Peverieri in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
The main topic is Orano's lawsuit against Niger over the detention of its staff and confiscation of assets.
The lawsuit involves French nuclear fuels company Orano and the Republic of Niger.
Orano's mining director in Niger, Ibrahim Courmo, has been detained, with no official information on his status.
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