Abdoul Moumouni BAKABE

Niger | 2013 | 52 min | Documentary Director: Abdoul Moumouni BAKABE | Producer: Intermedia/EIRENE (programme Genovico) Original Language: French | Subtitles: English World Premiere Synopsis: Niger is one of the world's poorest countries despite its vast mineral wealth. Among these minerals, uranium is Niger’s most valuable export. The country is the third largest producer of uranium ore worldwide. The preservation of the environment has never been on the agenda of the international community’s preoccupation. Many industrial mining projects were carried out without caring about the social, cultural and environmental impacts generated by them. Misery and famine invaded the population of the mining cities. The health of the population and the...