Niger’s military junta pulls plug on mining companies and UK oil firm

As Niger’s military rulers continue to assert sovereignty over its natural resources, it has cancelled concessions for three gold mining and processing companies.

The government said in a statement on Thursday that this related to concessions awarded between 2017 and 2020 to Comini, Afrior, and Ecomine.

It said the three had not “honoured” their commitments, notably to pay taxes, provide annual technical and financial reports, and…