Detailed profiles of each African nations’ nuclear landscape including nuclear authorities, nuclear power status, nuclear disarmament-relevant treaty subscriptions, nuclear weapon status, and stance on civilian nuclear use, providing valuable insights for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.
All countries on the African continent are listed in alphabetical order:
| Country | Main Nuclear Authorities | Nuclear Power Plants (in Operation) | Nuclear Treaties | Nuclear Weapons | Open to Civilian Nuclear Use? |
| Algeria | Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Angola | Angola Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Benin | National Authority for Radiological Safety and Radiation Protection | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Botswana | Botswana Radiation Protection Inspectorate | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso National Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Authority | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Burundi | Ministry of Hydraulics, Energy and Mines | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Cabo Verde | None | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Cameroon | Cameroon National Agency for Radiation Protection | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Central African Republic | The Central African Republic National Radiation Protection Agency | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Chad | Chadian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Comoros | None | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Commissariat Général à l’Energie Atomique, DRC National Committee for the Protection Against Ionizing Radiation | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Republic of the Congo | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Ivory Coast Ministry of Mines and Energy | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Djibouti | None | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Egypt | National Center for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Control, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons | 0 | Yes |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | ||
| Eritrea | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | ||
| Eswatini | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes | |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Radiation Protection Authority | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Gabon | Gabonese Nuclear Safety and Security Agency | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Gambia | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes | |
| Ghana | Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ministry of Energy | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Guinea | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | ||
| Kenya | Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Nuclear Power and Energy Agency | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Lesotho | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | ||
| Liberia | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes | |
| Libya | Libya Nuclear Regulatory Office | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Madagascar | Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires (INSTN-Madagascar) | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Malawi | Malawi Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Mali | Malian Radio Protection Agency | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Mauritania | Mauritania National Authority of Radiation Protection, Safety and Nuclear Security | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Mauritius | Mauritius Radiation Protection Authority | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons | 0 | Yes |
| Morocco | The Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security, | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Mozambique | Mozambique National Atomic Energy Agency | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Namibia | Atomic Energy Board of Namibia | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Niger | Niger Autorité de Régulation et de Sûreté Nucléaires | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Rwanda | Rwanda Atomic Energy Board | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes | |
| Senegal | Senegal Authority for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Seychelles | Seychelles Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Sierra Leone | Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Somalia | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons | 0 | Yes | |
| South Africa | National Nuclear Regulator, South African Nuclear Energy Corporation | 1 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| South Sudan | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons | 0 | Yes | |
| Sudan | Sudanese Nuclear & Radiological Regulatory Authority | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Tanzania | Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Togo | Togo Atomic Energy Commission, | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Tunisia | Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires, Centre National de RadioProtection | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Uganda | Uganda Atomic Energy Council | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Zambia | Zambia Radiation Protection Authority | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |
| Zimbabwe | Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe | 0 | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | 0 | Yes |