US-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit Ends in Accra: What Actually Changed for Africa’s Nuclear Ambitions?
The third U.S.-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit concluded in Accra on 21 August 2026 with emphasis on workforce, regulation…
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Ghana’s Nuclear Simulator Is Becoming a Regional Training Asset for Africa
A NuScale Energy Exploration Centre at GAEC is being used as a reactor-operations training simulator for Ghanaian and…
South Africa Moves Radioiodine Facility Plan Into Engineering Procurement at Pelindaba
Necsa moved a proposed radioiodine API facility at Pelindaba into engineering-design procurement; this is a project-development step and…
Niger Reassigns Major Uranium Permits as National Control of the Sector Deepens
Niger approved allocation or reassignment of the In Azaoua and Madaquela I uranium permits to Nigerien companies as…
Africa Deepens Nuclear Safeguards Capacity as AFCONE Convene Hands-On Training in Nairobi
AFCONE, NuPEA and STUK are hosting hands-on safeguards training in Nairobi from 24–28 August 2026 under the Uplifting…
A 300 MW SMR Could Support More Than 12,500 Construction Jobs in Ghana: New Study Tests Nuclear’s Economic Case
NuclearAfrica reported a study examining the potential jobs and economic effects associated with a 300 MW SMR scenario…
Ghana Targets 1,000 MW of Nuclear Power by the Mid-2030s: What Must Happen Before Construction Can Begin?
Ghana reaffirmed an ambition for roughly 1,000 MW of nuclear capacity by the mid-2030s, while major financing, regulatory,…
Ghana Advances US Nuclear Cooperation as 123 Agreement Moves to Approval Stage
Ghana and the United States initialled a proposed Section 123 civil nuclear cooperation agreement that still requires approval…
Koeberg Licenses 12 New Reactor Operators : What Africa’s Nuclear Newcomers Can Learn About Workforce Readiness
NuclearAfrica highlighted new reactor-operator licensing at Koeberg as a workforce-readiness lesson for African newcomer nuclear programmes.
Beyond Power Reactors: Namibia’s Cancer Burden Exposes the Urgency of Nuclear Medicine Investment
The article examines Namibia’s cancer burden and the case for greater investment in nuclear medicine and radiological health…
Ghana Has a Nuclear Law But Seven Key Regulations Are Still Waiting in Parliament
NuclearAfrica reported that Ghana’s nuclear legal framework still requires key implementing regulations, illustrating the distinction between primary legislation…
Reactors Need People: Accra Summit Puts Africa’s Nuclear Workforce Challenge Under the Spotlight
The 2026 U.S.-Africa Nuclear Energy Summit in Accra focused on building and sustaining the skilled workforce required to…