# US approves $414m uranium investment in Niger two years after troop withdrawal

https://mins.news/en/item/63450

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-17 23:16 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/17/us-approves-414m-uranium-investment-in-niger-two-years-after-troops-left?traffic_source=rss

> The US Development Finance Corp has approved up to $414m in financing for Canadian miner Global Atomic’s Dasa uranium project in Niger. The deal could improve US access to a strategic energy resource and offer a rare boost to strained US-Canada ties, but the project faces serious security and political risks.

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