NTI Global Enterprise project

Africa Regional Workshop on Strengthening the NPT Regime: Priorities for the 2020 RevCon and beyond

Critical exchange and open, objective inquiry of the NPT issues in and around the continent of Africa

Participants and resource persons of the Workshop on “Strengthening the NPT Regime: Priorities for the 2020 Review Conference” organized by AFRICSIS and NTI in 2020 in Accra, Ghana. ~(Credits: AFRICSIS)

Project NTI Global Enterprise project
Event Workshop on Strengthening the NPT Regime: Priorities for the 2020 Review Conference
Organizers -African Centre for Science and International Security
-Nuclear Threat Initiative
Sponsors Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization
supported the panel on NPT’s Inter-Generational Dialogue in Africa
Venue La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Osu, Accra, Ghana
Date 4-5 March 2020
Status Held
  1. State of play in advance of the NPT RevCon from an African perspective.
  2. Role of the NPT in peaceful nuclear development in Africa.
  3. Priority commitments and actions to strengthen nuclear security and
    nonproliferation.
  4. Priority commitments and actions to strengthen fissile material management.
  5. Priority commitments and actions to achieve risk reduction, enhance global nuclear transparency and strengthen disarmament.

1. SUMMARY REPORT

English Version

Arabic Version

French Version

2. RECOMMENDATIONS

English Version

Arabic Version

French Version

3. SELECT STATEMENTS BY SPEAKERS/MODERATORS

Keynote Address by Dr. Lasino Zerbo Executive Secretary CTBTO Vienna, Austria

Remarks by Mr Øyvind Johansen Minister Counsellor Norwegian Embassy in Accra, Ghana

Remarks by Dr. Simon Adu Atg Manager, Nuclear Security Support Centre, Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Accra, Ghana

4. SELECT NEWS REPORTS ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Ghanaian Times:
30 nuclear experts in Accra to discuss comprehensive Nuclear Treaty programme
GhanaWeb:
Uphold nuclear non-proliferation treaties – Lassina Zerbo
Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies:
Uphold nuclear non-proliferation treaties
Atomic Pulse:
NTI in Africa: Regional Workshop in Ghana Aims to Strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Goldstreet Business:
Thirty nuclear experts discuss Comprehensive Nuclear Treaty Programme in Accra
The Independent Ghana: Thirty nuclear experts discuss Comprehensive Nuclear Treaty Programme in Accra
Ghana MMA:
Thirty nuclear experts discuss Comprehensive Nuclear Treaty Programme in Accra
Africa Nuclear Business Platform:
Ghana: 30 Nuclear Experts in Accra to Discuss Comprehensive Nuclear Treaty Programme
REUTERS:
As Africa looks for clean power, nuclear interest grows
Ghana News Agency:
Uphold nuclear non-proliferation treaties

5. SELECT TV/VIDEO BROADCAST

Video: CTBTO Youth, Intergenerational dialogue: building a new generation of Africa nuclear experts
TV: Citi Tv Interviews Executive Secretary of CTBTO, Lassina Zerbo at the ARICSIS Conference in Accra
Video: Dr. Lassina Zerbo’s address at the AFRICSIS Conference held at Accra, Ghana on March 5, 2020
  • Date : 4 March 2020 - 5 March 2022
  • Time : 12:00 PM12:00 AM (UTC)

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