By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The New Times (Rwanda)
Rwanda has signed an agreement with Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear company, to build its first small modular nuclear reactor and a nuclear science and technology centre. Construction is due to begin soon, according to The New Times, which reported the announcement of cooperation between Kigali and Moscow.
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Ghana, Togo and four other African countries are negotiating civilian nuclear power plant projects with Rosatom.
31 OctRosatom negotiates nuclear power plants with four African countries
30 OctTogo and Rosatom study civil nuclear projects
29 OctGhana negotiates with Rosatom on first nuclear plantRussia’s state-owned nuclear company Rosatom is negotiating the construction of large power plants with Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana and Egypt. Its director general Alexey Likhachev said projects would be tailored to each country’s needs, according to Reuters, which also reported talks on floating nuclear power plants with several African states.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Kenyans.co.ke ·
Ethiopian media organisation Fana Media Corporation and Russian network RT have renewed their agreement in Moscow on content exchange and digital cooperation. The partnership also covers professional training and sharing media expertise, during the Russia-Africa summit, according to Fana Media Corporation.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Fanamc ·
The Rwanda Development Board has signed an investment agreement with Ecofleet Solutions and Chery Holding Rwanda to establish an electric vehicle assembly plant. The agreement, signed on 30 October, is intended to strengthen the local automotive industry, support reduced carbon emissions and promote green mobility, according to The New Times and UG Diplomat.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: The New Times (Rwanda) ·
Morocco and China inaugurated a Sino-African research centre in Rabat dedicated to public governance and administrative modernisation. The agreement provides for joint research and training for public officials in Morocco and China, according to the ANG news agency.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: ANG ·
Rwanda targets zero poverty and growth above 10% by 2050Christophe Bazivamo, secretary-general of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, called on Rwandans living in Europe to contribute to their country’s development, with the aim of eliminating poverty by 2050. At a meeting in Warsaw on 30 October 2026, he said the share of the population below the poverty line had fallen from 78% in 1994 to 27%, and that annual growth would need to exceed 10% to reach the target.
Ethiopia looks to electric vehicles to reduce oil importsEthiopia wants to develop electric vehicles to reduce its dependence on imported oil, limit exposure to price fluctuations and make better use of its renewable electricity. The transition should also support industrialisation and strengthen the country’s energy security, according to Fanamc.The week in Africa
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