Thursday, July 19, 2007

Uganda halts uranium exploration deals - report

(Reuters) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has halted new uranium exploration deals with private companies while his government sets up an atomic energy unit, a state-owned newspaper reported on Thursday.

Foreign firms including Canada's Uranium Hunter are exploring in the east African country, with most interest so far focused near the southeastern shores of Lake Albert.


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