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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran has started a three-nation Africa trip that includes a visit to Niger, a leading producer of uranium. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran has started a three-nation Africa trip that includes a visit to Niger, a leading producer of uranium. Mr. Ahmadinejad, left, is also visiting Benin and Ghana. Iran’s state-run media did not specify the purpose of the trip beyond a desire to advance relations with all three countries. But the stop in Niger aroused speculation that Iran, which is under international sanctions over its disputed nuclear program, might be looking for outside sources of uranium, despite its claims of self-sufficiency. Last week Iran said it had opened two new uranium mines, suggesting that its supply is running low. According to the World Nuclear Association, a London-based trade group representing the nuclear profession, Niger is the world’s fourth-biggest uranium producer. Most of it goes by contract to Areva, a mining company based in France, the former colonial power in Niger.
Mr. Ahmadinejad is also visiting Benin and Ghana. Iran’s state-run media did not specify the purpose of the trip beyond a desire to advance relations with all three countries. But the stop in Niger aroused speculation that Iran, which is under international sanctions over its disputed nuclear program, might be looking for outside sources of uranium, despite its claims of self-sufficiency. Last week Iran said it had opened two new uranium mines, suggesting that its supply is running low. According to the World Nuclear Association, a London-based trade group representing the nuclear profession, Niger is the world’s fourth-biggest uranium producer. Most of it goes by contract to Areva, a mining company based in France, the former colonial power in Niger.