The U.S. government approved up to $414 million in financing for a uranium project in Niger on 2026-09-17, marking a significant economic engagement two years after withdrawing military troops from the country. Sources described the investment as a potential turning point in U.S.-Niger and U.S.-Canada relations.
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US seals big uranium investment in Niger, two years after troops left Reuters
DAKAR, Sept 17 - The US government has approved up to $414 million in financing for a uranium project in Niger, according to the project's developer, in what sources described as a win for Washington two years after the West African nation expelled all US forces.
Uranium project investment could mark a turning point in US-Niger and US-Canada relations.