The Senegalese Ministry of Higher Education has entered into an agreement with the French National Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology – Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires, INSTN – to cooperate in establishing a centre of excellence in nuclear science and technology in the West African country, writes wnn. The nuclear cooperation agreement […]

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana—the third largest hospital in Africa—houses two radiation machines for treating cancer patients. Both are relatively new, purchased by Ghana’s Ministry of Health in the last few years.

As China’s economic interests in Africa have expanded, its security interests have kept pace, to protect Chinese nationals and assets across the continent.  To that end, China has invested heavily in multinational organizations such as the African Union and the United Nations and has shown commitment to regional stability. The Cipher Brief spoke with David […]

The IAEA will continue to support Nigeria in the introduction of nuclear power, Director General Yukiya Amano told Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari this week. The country plans to have its first nuclear power plant with four 1200 MWe reactors ready by 2035. Mr Amano encouraged the Nigerian authorities to continue the preparation of a comprehensive […]

After months of beating back Ebola from behind spacesuit-like protective gear, exhausted foreign aid workers in Liberia are beginning to pack up and go home. The final wave of Cuban workers in Liberia held its farewell ceremony last Monday. Only about 100 of the more than 1,500 U.S. military personnel deployed to help stem the […]