US approves $414M uranium investment in Niger, two years after troops left

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

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Uranium project investment could mark a turning point in US-Niger and US-Canada relations.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:16:25 UTC.

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