Niger’s parliament has approved more than USD 60 million in extra budget funds to help the government confront attacks by Tuareg rebels who are threatening uranium mining and oil exploration. Minister for Institutional Relations Salifou Madou Kelzou said the government was able to count on extra funds coming from contractual obligations paid by Chinese uranium and oil companies operating in the landlocked country, the world’s third-largest producer of uranium. (Reuters)
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