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Vladimir Putin and counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi attend ceremony by videoconference
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/russia-announces-official-start-of-construction-at-el-dabaa-4-nuclear-plant-1-2-2024
Egypt and Russia's presidents joined a ceremony by videolink to mark the pouring of the first concrete into the foundation slab of El Dabaa unit 4 - a moment which means all four units at the Egyptian nuclear power plant are now under construction.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Presidents-join-ceremony-for-first-concrete-for-El
IAEA hails ‘sustained and professional approach to development’
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Thursday, 11 January 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/research-reactor-infrastructure-puts-country-on-path-to-new-nuclear-1-3-2024
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Nuclear Energy has concluded the first-ever US Africa Nuclear Energy Summit (USANES) in Accra, Ghana. The summit was organised in partnership with Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and the Nuclear Power Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission. DOE said it “provided a platform for crucial dialogues and international cooperation on nuclear energy” where “participants from across the continent discussed the future of nuclear power and laid a foundation for sustainable nuclear energy growth in the region”.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Saturday, 11 November 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfirst-us-african-nuclear-summit-concludes-in-ghana-11287149
World Nuclear Association and the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to support the economic growth and sustainable energy development of the African continent through the use of nuclear energy.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 13 October 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Partnership-to-support-nuclear-deployment-in-Afric
According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Saudi Arabia is considering a Chinese proposal to build a NPP. Citing Saudi sources acquainted with the situation, WSJ said China National Nuclear Corp (SNNS) had submitted a bid to construct a nuclear plant in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, close to the border with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 30 August 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssaudi-arabia-reportedly-considers-chinese-bid-for-npp-11105735
Kampala wants first unit online in early 2030s
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 11 August 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/russia-and-china-will-provide-country-s-first-nuclear-reactors-president-says-8-4-2023
Two more countries - Zimbabwe and Ethiopia - have signed agreements with Russia to cooperate on the peaceful use of nuclear technology on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, which has been taking place in St Petersburg.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 29 July 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Zimbabwe-and-Ethiopia-sign-nuclear-energy-cooperat
The Republic of Burundi and Russia have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on peaceful uses of nuclear technology. It was signed as the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum takes place in St Petersburg.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 28 July 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Burundi-and-Ethiopia-among-Russia-Africa-nuclear-c
In an interview for the World Nuclear News podcast Lassina Zerbo, the former head of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization and current chairman of the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board, set out his views on the prospects for nuclear energy in Africa in the years ahead.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 12 July 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/In-Quotes-Lassina-Zerbo-on-nuclear-energy-and-Afri