'Our houses are crumbling': Closed uranium mine leaves Niger workers out in cold

Neglected and forgotten...In the town of Arlit, in northern Niger, former employees of Cominak – a uranium mining company - have been complaining about their living conditions. Since the Akouta uranium mine closed in March 2021, 600 workers have remained idle. They've now taken their plight to the mining company, a subsidiary of French multinational Orano.