"The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."
Africa has other countries with significant Uranium mining:
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June 2003
country | 2001 | 2002 |
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Canada | 12520 | 11604 |
Australia | 7756 | 6888 |
Niger | 2920 | 3075 |
Russia (est) | 2500 | 2900 |
Kazakhstan | 2050 | 2800 |
Namibia | 2239 | 2333 |
Uzbekistan | 1962 | 1860 |
USA | 1011 | 919 |
South Africa | 873 | 824 |
Ukraine (est) | 750 | 800 |
China (est) | 655 | 730 |
Czech Republic | 456 | 465 |
India (est) | 230 | 230 |
Brazil | 58 | 270 |
Romania | 85 | 90 |
Spain | 30 | 37 |
France | 195 | 20 |
others | 76 | 252 |
Total world | 36 366 | 36 097 |
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(42 886 t U3O8) | (40 569 t U3O8) |
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Of note, the "stan" countries in the former USSR also have major Uranium production.
There's far more credible intelligence on Saddam's attempts to aquire uranium and the public will know for a VERY long time.
I also need to correct a previous post : I think it might have been El Bodyboy who broke the story on the receipt forgery and DeVillain just ran with it.
Economy: The economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 20% of GDP. Namibia is the fourth-largest exporter of nonfuel minerals in Africa and the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium. Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Namibia also produces large quantities of lead, zinc, tin, silver, and tungsten. About half of the population depends on agriculture (largely subsistence agriculture) for its livelihood. Namibia must import some of its food. Although per capita GDP is five times the per capita GDP of Africa's poorest countries, the majority of Namibia's people live in pronounced poverty because of large-scale unemployment, the great inequality of income distribution, and the large amount of wealth going to foreigners. The Namibian economy has close links to South Africa. Agreement has been reached on the privatization of several more enterprises in coming years, which should stimulate long-run foreign investment.
Unemployment:30% to 40%, including underemployment (Tell Willie Green)
Religons: Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
International Disputes: None