Two African countries Sign Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreements With Russia

The intergovernmental agreement between Russia and Zimbabwe which follows a memorandum of understanding concluded in September 2021 was signed by Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev and Zimbabwe’s Energy Minister Soda Zhemu. Also on the sidelines of the forum, Russia and Ethiopia signed a roadmap for bilateral cooperation in the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes. On Thursday it was announced that Russia and Burundi had signed a memorandum on cooperation on peaceful use of nuclear technology, including training of personnel and applications such as medicine and agriculture in addition to production of energy. Is Africa aiming at becoming a nuclear power with Russia’s help ?