At Russia-Africa summit, Tobie Aupindi calls for nuclear benefits to be shared
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Namibia Economist
At the Russia-Africa summit held in Moscow on 28 October, Namibian MP Tobie Aupindi took part in a discussion on nuclear development and sharing its economic benefits in Africa. The talks also covered energy, nuclear medicine and agriculture, reports the Namibia Economist.
At the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, Namibian MP Tobie Aupindi called for nuclear and mining projects to benefit local communities and young people more. He was speaking on 28 October at a session on nuclear technologies in Africa, according to the Namibia Economist.
Aupindi advocated training local people, using national expertise and involving small suppliers in value chains. He cited Rosatom’s Wings project in Namibia’s Omaheke region as an example of youth and local business involvement. Rosatom director-general Alexey Likhachev said the group was working in 29 of Africa’s 54 countries and that several states had expressed interest in nuclear power plants and floating units.
The call came after a debate on African nuclear power at the same summit on 1 November. Discussions covered the uses of nuclear technology in electricity, nuclear medicine, agriculture and research, in the session on African nuclear power.
