The prospect of a golden decade for uranium prices, which are set to increase over the long term as global interest in nuclear energy grows, is attracting the interest of a growing number of African states which, despite considerable uranium resources, do not yet produce the precious yellow metal. The enthusiasm of the Tanzanian government was palpable when Russian nuclear giant Rosatom decided in late 2020 to restart its Mkuju River Uranium Project after suspending it in 2017 because of the low