"CSOs, environmental conservationists in Tanzania say country not ready for uranium mine"

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), wildlife and environmental conservationists in Tanzania are strongly resisting attempts for uranium mine set to begin production of the radioactive material near the Eastern African country’s Selous Game Reserve. Although developers of the mine are saying the project has the potential to create more jobs and indirect cash inflows, major CSOs in the country said Tanzania is not ready for the project.

...Russian state-owned atomic agency (Rosatom) and Australian-based Mantra limited are jointly developing the project, which according to promoters create more than 1,600 direct jobs and indirect cash inflows of $640 million in the country. Mrs Grace Masalakulangwa, the National Coordinator, Interfaith Standing Committee on Economic Justice and Integrity of Creation in Tanzania told our correspondent that “Tanzania is not ready to mine uranium”. She [said]...the country had little knowledge on the sector and needed strong legal framework to get better negotiation deal.