US approves $414M uranium investment in Niger, two years after troops left
Uranium project investment could mark a turning point in US-Niger and US-Canada relations.
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Uranium project investment could mark a turning point in US-Niger and US-Canada relations.
![Uranium ore is heap leached with sulphuric acid at Areva's Somair mine in Arlit [File: Joe Penney/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2014-02-12T120000Z_1830403680_GM1EA2C15FC01_RTRMADP_3_NIGER-AREVA-1789682435.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)





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