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France, Niger
Uraniumgate judges caught in a financial labyrinth

Finding who stood to benefit from Areva's mysterious sale – at a loss – of 5.5 million tonnes of Nigerien uranium is no easy task for the French investigators wading through the case's piles of documents. [...]

Published on 25/09/2018 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Helin and Orano uranium sale probe speeds up with Paris searches

A lawyer who worked closely with wealth manager Helin International had his home and office searched last month in Paris. Investigators were looking for documents related, among other things, to companies registered by Hélin and used to channel proceeds of the loss-making 2011 sale of uranium from Niger by Orano (formerly Areva).

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The French judicial authorities, which are investigating two transactions carried out by the former Areva group's mining division, are concentrating their inquiries on wealth management company Helin, which worked for Areva but also financed the activities of Sébastien de Montessus, former director of the French nuclear power group's mining division.

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French investigators try to find out who benefited from Areva's uranium sales as presidential battle continues

The French police financial brigade, which is investigating Areva's loss-making sale of five million tonnes of Nigerien uranium in 2011, is looking to see if two companies involved in the sale are linked to Niger's political leadership.

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After buying Semafo and deciding to merge with Teranga, Endeavour Mining is preparing to list on the London Stock Exchange. At the same time, the French courts have resumed their probe into several operations carried out by CEO Sébastien de Montessus while he was working at Areva.

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Sébastien de Montessus, CEO of Endeavour Mining.

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