New tripartite agreement aims for nuclear advancements in Africa

February 19, 2026, 10:33AMNuclear News
(From left) NEA director general William D. Magwood IV, AU commissioner for infrastructure and energy Lerato Dorothy Mataboge, and AFCONE chair Gaspard Liyoko Mboyo at the MOU signing. (Photo: OECD Nuclear Energy Agency)

On February 13 at the African Union (AU) Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the AU, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, and the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the support of nuclear science and technology development across Africa.