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

> The United States government has signed off on as much as $414m in financing for a uranium project in Niger, according to the project’s developer, two years after Washington agreed to withdraw troops from the African country.

- Published: 2026-09-18T00:01:46.603Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T00:01:46.603Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: Algeria, Global Atomic, Global Atomic’s Dasa project, Kathleen FitzGibbon, Niger, Stephen Roman, US Development Finance Corp, US critical minerals list, Uranium

## How it developed

- 2026-09-18T00:01:46.603Z - Al Jazeera English: [US approves $414M uranium investment in Niger, two years after troops left](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/17/us-approves-414m-uranium-investment-in-niger-two-years-after-troops-left)

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