Ghana secures Russian support for 2,000-megawatt nuclear plant
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama secured six cooperation commitments from Russia, including support for a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant project, as well as measures on defence, agriculture, education and security. The commitments were reached during bilateral talks on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, according to Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama secured a cooperation commitment from Russia to build a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant in Ghana, according to Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The agreement was one of six commitments made during bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow.
The two countries also agreed on a new defence cooperation arrangement designed to facilitate Ghana’s acquisition of strategic military equipment. They also want to strengthen agricultural cooperation to increase grain production and access to fertilisers, and increase the number of scholarships awarded to Ghanaian students in Russia, the minister said.
At Mahama’s request, Putin also reportedly indicated that Ghanaians would no longer be allowed to participate in the war between Russia and Ukraine, whether through irregular recruitment or voluntary enlistment. The two governments also decided to relaunch their Joint Permanent Cooperation Commission. Russia is due to host its next meeting in the coming weeks.
The commitment on the power plant forms part of talks held by Accra with Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear company, on Ghana’s first nuclear project. The two leaders held talks in Moscow after Mahama called for a peaceful settlement to global conflicts on 29 October.
