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Nuclear Energy in Africa and the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism: Trends, Risks and Policy Implicationshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/397300112_Nuclear_Energy_in_Africa_and_the_Threat_of_Nuclear_Terrorism_Trends_Risks_and_Policy_ImplicationsPablo José Pérez Cañavate
Unleashing the power of Pillar III of the Non-Proliferation Treaty for sustainable development in Africahttps://europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/unleashing-the-power-of-pillar-iii-of-the-non-proliferation-treaty-for-sustainable-development-in-africa/Daniel Ajudeonu
Accommodating Nutopia: The nuclear ban treaty and the developmental interests of Global South countrieshttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/review-of-international-studies/article/accommodating-nutopia-the-nuclear-ban-treaty-and-the-developmental-interests-of-global-south-countries/3BE58E2920A115832FC88C7D3EFA6F84Andrew Futter and Olamide Samuel
Libya lost, then found, 2.5 tonnes of uranium – a red flag for nuclear safetyhttps://theconversation.com/libya-lost-then-found-2-5-tonnes-of-uranium-a-red-flag-for-nuclear-safety-203775Olamide Samuel
Travelling while black: A first-hand account of the restrictive visa system impacting diversity at nuclear policy conferenceshttps://europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/travelling-while-black-a-first-hand-account-of-the-restrictive-visa-system-impacting-diversity-at-nuclear-policy-conferences/Olamide Samuel
Pursuing a Comprehensive Non-proliferation and Disarmament Agenda: Irreversible Nuclear Disarmament (IND) – An African Perspectivehttps://opiniojuris.org/2024/04/25/pursuing-a-comprehensive-non-proliferation-and-disarmament-agenda-irreversible-nuclear-disarmament-ind-an-african-perspective/Kudakwashe Mapako
The Global South: Access to Nuclear Technologies and the Ban Treatyhttps://basicint.org/the-global-south-access-to-nuclear-technologies-and-the-ban-treaty/#:~:text=The%20ban%20treaty%20concerns%20nuclear,States%20Parties%20to%20develop%20research%2CAndrew Futter and Olamide Samuel
What role can nuclear energy play in Africa’s climate transition?https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/11/21/nuclear-energy-should-be-part-of-africas-climate-strategyOlamide Samuel
Africa and the Atomic Bomb: Part Ihttps://inkstickmedia.com/africa-and-the-atomic-bomb-part-i/Olamide Samuel and Joelien Pretorius
How African leadership made the Ban Treaty a realityhttps://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/10/27/africa-nuclear-weapons-ban-treatyOlamide Samuel
Embracing Irreversibility Amid NPT Diplomatic Deadlock: A Quest for African States to Seek Innovative Solutionshttps://nuclearnetwork.csis.org/embracing-irreversibility-amid-npt-diplomatic-deadlock-a-quest-for-african-states-to-seek-innovative-solutions/Kudakwashe Mapako
International Legal Framework for Nuclear Security Implementation: An overview of Africa’s Situationhttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4132693Kudakwashe Mapako
Sub-Saharan Africa 1540 Reportinghttps://nonproliferation.org/sub-saharan-africa-1540-reporting/James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of
International Studies at Monterey
African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Enters into Force
https://nonproliferation.org/african-nuclear-weapon-free-zone-enters-into-force/Liviu Horovitz
Treaty of Pelindabahttps://treaties.unoda.org/t/pelindabaUnited Nations
No nukes in Africa: South Africa, the denuclearisation of Africa and the Pelindaba Treatyhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/262656553_No_nukes_in_Africa_South_Africa_the_denuclearisation_of_Africa_and_the_Pelindaba_TreatyJo-Ansie van Wyk
The Treaty of Pelindaba on the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zonehttps://unidir.org/files/publication/pdfs/the-treaty-of-pelindaba-on-the-african-nuclear-weapon-free-zone-297.pdfOluyemi Adeniji
South Africa and the African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treatyhttps://repository.up.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/e2ceb9fa-7a44-441c-87fc-8632f9418f7e/contentUniversity of Pretoria
Africa’s Development and the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Update 3https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/136712/WMDPolicyBrief_04_March2011.pdfNoel Stott, Amelia Broodryk (du Rand) and Dominique Dye
Five Years After Entry-Into-Force Of The Treaty Of Pelindaba On The African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone: Progress, Challenges, And Next Steps
https://www.academia.edu/44206744/HUBERT_K_FOY_Background_Paper_FIVE_YEARS_AFTER_ENTRY_INTO_FORCE_OF_THE_TREATY_OF_PELINDABA_ON_THE_AFRICAN_NUCLEAR_WEAPON_FREE_ZONE_PROGRESS_CHALLENGES_AND_NEXT_STEPSHubert Foy
Implementing the African Nuclear-Weapon- Free Zone Treaty: Another Major Step Forwardhttps://www.academia.edu/109275189/Implementing_the_African_Nuclear_Weapon_Free_Zone_Treaty_Another_Major_Step_ForwardNoel Stott
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and Africa’s Developmental and Security Imperativeshttps://www.academia.edu/109275188/The_Comprehensive_Nuclear_Test_Ban_Treaty_and_Africa_s_Developmental_and_Security_ImperativesNoel Stott
The Treaty of Pelindaba Towards the Full Implementation of the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treatyhttps://www.academia.edu/70815488/The_Treaty_of_Pelindaba_Towards_the_Full_Implementation_of_the_African_Nuclear_Weapon_Free_Zone_TreatyNoel Stott
Nuclear non-proliferation: the South African experience in global contexthttps://www.academia.edu/111311003/Nuclear_non_proliferation_the_South_African_experience_in_global_contextRianne van Vuuren
Path to African security under the 21 st century nuclear regimehttps://www.academia.edu/69185316/Full_Length_Research_Paper_Path_to_African_security_under_the_21_st_century_nuclear_regimeVictor Okeke
Africa and the 2015 NPT Review Conferencehttps://www.academia.edu/8765529/Africa_and_the_2015_NPT_Review_ConferenceJo-Ansie van Wyk
Africa–India nuclear cooperation: Pragmatism, principle, post-colonialism and the Pelindaba Treatyhttps://www.academia.edu/93138323/Africa_India_nuclear_cooperation_Pragmatism_principle_post_colonialism_and_the_Pelindaba_TreatyJoelien Pretorius
The Nuclear Security Discourse: Proliferation vs Disarmament Concerns. Case-study: South Africahttps://www.academia.edu/10000094/The_Nuclear_Security_Discourse_Proliferation_vs_Disarmament_Concerns_Case_study_South_Africa_Published_in_South_African_Journal_of_International_Affairs_vol_21_no_3_December_2014_pp_321_334Tom Sauer
Being Nuclear: Africans and the Global Uranium Tradehttps://www.academia.edu/2459111/Being_Nuclear_Africans_and_the_Global_Uranium_TradeGabrielle Hecht
Africa and the nuclear world: labor, occupational health, and the transnational production of uraniumhttps://www.academia.edu/2095217/Africa_and_the_nuclear_world_labor_occupational_health_and_the_transnational_production_of_uraniumGabrielle Hecht
Nuclear diplomacy as niche diplomacy: South Africa’s post-apartheid nuclear diplomacy with the International Atomic Energy Agencyhttps://www.academia.edu/2604715/Nuclear_diplomacy_as_niche_diplomacy_South_Africas_post_apartheid_nuclear_diplomacy_with_the_International_Atomic_Energy_AgencyJo-Ansie van Wyk
South Africa’s post-apartheid nuclear diplomacyhttps://www.academia.edu/10664249/South_Africas_post_apartheid_nuclear_diplomacyJo-Ansie van Wyk
South Africa’s post-apartheid nuclear diplomacy: practice and principleshttps://www.academia.edu/12080464/South_Africa_s_post_apartheid_nuclear_diplomacy_practice_and_principlesJo-Ansie van Wyk
South Africa’s nuclear diplomacy, 1990-2010: Securing a niche role through norm construction and state identityhttps://www.academia.edu/2604774/South_Africas_nuclear_diplomacy_1990_2010_Securing_a_niche_role_through_norm_construction_and_state_identityJo-Ansie van Wyk
South Africa’s Nuclear Diplomacy Since the Termination of Its Nuclear Weapons Programmehttps://www.academia.edu/69473059/South_Africa_s_Nuclear_Diplomacy_Since_the_Termination_of_Its_Nuclear_Weapons_ProgrammeJo-Ansie van Wyk
Fuel for thought? South Africa’s position on the multilateralisation of the nuclear fuel cyclehttps://www.academia.edu/30020742/Fuel_for_thought_South_Africas_position_on_the_multilateralisation_of_the_nuclear_fuel_cycleJo-Ansie van Wyk
Apartheid’s Atomic Bomb: Birth and Demisehttps://www.academia.edu/31131604/Apartheid_s_Atomic_Bomb_Birth_and_Demise_by_Anna_Mart_van_Wyk_in_collaboration_with_Jo_Ansie_van_Wyk_Jo-Ansie van Wyk and Anna-Mart van Wyk
Nuclear diplomacy in South Africa’s foreign policy ‘tool kit’https://www.academia.edu/2604743/Nuclear_diplomacy_in_South_Africas_foreign_policy_tool_kitJo-Ansie van Wyk
Atombomba, apartheid, reálpolitika. Izrael és a Dél-Afrikai Köztársaság katonai és politikai együttműködése, 1968-1994 (1.) / Atomic bomb, apartheid, realpolitik. Military and political cooperation between Israel and the Republic of South Africa, 1968-1994 (1.)https://www.academia.edu/38158829/Atombomba_apartheid_re%C3%A1lpolitika_Izrael_%C3%A9s_a_D%C3%A9l_Afrikai_K%C3%B6zt%C3%A1rsas%C3%A1g_katonai_%C3%A9s_politikai_egy%C3%BCttm%C5%B1k%C3%B6d%C3%A9se_1968_1994_1_László Bernát Veszprémy
Israel and the South African bombhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/239555545_Israel_and_the_South_African_bombPeter Liberman
Unveiling South Africa’s nuclear pasthttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/248962391_Unveiling_South_Africa’s_nuclear_past?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7InBhZ2UiOiJwdWJsaWNhdGlvbiIsInByZXZpb3VzUGFnZSI6bnVsbH19Verne Harris, Sello Hatang, Peter Liberman
South Africa’s Nuclear Programme and the Cold Warhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/229467109_South_Africa%27s_Nuclear_Programme_and_the_Cold_WarAnna-Mart van Wyk
South Africa’s Secret Nuclear Weaponshttps://isis-online.org/publications/southafrica/ir0594.htmlDavid Albright
Revealed: how Israel offered to sell South Africa nuclear weaponshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/23/israel-south-africa-nuclear-weaponsChris McGreal
The Vela Incident: A Product of Political and Nuclear Cooperation Between Israel and South Africahttps://michiganjournalhistory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/alster.pdfDaniel Alster
Atoms, apartheid, and the agency: South Africa’s relations with the IAEA, 1957–1995https://www.academia.edu/7305034/Atoms_apartheid_and_the_Agency_South_Africas_relations_with_the_IAEAJo-Ansie van Wyk
Apartheid South Africa’s nuclear weapons programme and its impact on Southern Africahttps://www.academia.edu/11252733/Apartheid_South_Africas_nuclear_weapons_programme_and_its_impact_on_Southern_AfricaJo-Ansie van Wyk
Nuclear Energy and the BRICS: Competition and Contestation in South Africahttps://www.academia.edu/8977986/Nuclear_Energy_and_the_BRICS_Competition_and_Contestation_in_South_Africa_Georgetown_Journal_of_International_Affairs_2014_Adriana Erthal Abdenur
From the Nuclear Laager to the Non-Proliferation Club: South Africa and the NPThttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/276163567_From_the_Nuclear_Laager_to_the_Non-Proliferation_Club_South_Africa_and_the_NPT?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7InBhZ2UiOiJwdWJsaWNhdGlvbiIsInByZXZpb3VzUGFnZSI6bnVsbH19Jo-Ansie van Wyk and Anna-Mart van Wyk
An elemental force: Uranium production in Africa, and what it means to be nuclearhttps://www.academia.edu/3243363/An_elemental_force_Uranium_production_in_Africa_and_what_it_means_to_be_nuclearGabrielle Hecht
The Work of Invisibility: Radiation Hazards and Occupational Health in South African Uranium Productionhttps://www.academia.edu/21798537/The_Work_of_Invisibility_Radiation_Hazards_and_Occupational_Health_in_South_African_Uranium_ProductionGabrielle Hecht
Rupture-talk in the nuclear age: conjugating colonial power in Africahttps://www.academia.edu/27768268/Rupture_talk_in_the_nuclear_age_conjugating_colonial_power_in_AfricaGabrielle Hecht
Radioactive Excess: Modernization as Spectacle and Betrayal in Postcolonial Gabonhttps://www.academia.edu/35046443/Radioactive_Excess_Modernization_as_Spectacle_and_Betrayal_in_Postcolonial_GabonGabrielle Hecht
South Africa’s nuclear futurehttps://www.academia.edu/4120526/South_Africas_nuclear_futureJo-Ansie van Wyk
South Africa’s nuclear policyhttps://www.academia.edu/15369426/South_Africas_nuclear_policyJo-Ansie van Wyk
The social shaping of nuclear energy technology in South Africahttps://www.academia.edu/24108192/The_social_shaping_of_nuclear_energy_technology_in_South_AfricaRadhika Perrot and Britta Rennkamp
Capital, climate and the politics of nuclear procurement in South Africa.https://www.academia.edu/37932643/D_Fig_2018_Capital_climate_and_the_politics_of_nuclear_procurement_in_South_Africa_Pp_252_271_in_V_Satgar_ed_The_Climate_Crisis_South_African_and_Global_Democratic_Eco_Socialist_Alternatives_Johannnesburg_Wits_Univerisity_PressDavid Fig
The Feasability of Arms Control and Disarmament in Achieving Human Security: The African Experience in the Post Cold Warhttps://www.academia.edu/99157097/The_Feasability_of_Arms_Control_and_Disarmament_in_Achieving_Human_Security_The_African_Experience_in_the_Post_Cold_WarPercyslage Chigora and Rtd. Lieutenant Colonel Niya Mtombeni
Balance Of Terror And National/International Security: The Need For Nigeria To Acquire Nuclear Weaponshttps://www.academia.edu/31658554/BALANCE_OF_TERROR_AND_NATIONAL_INTERNATIONAL_SECURITY_THE_NEED_FOR_NIGERIA_TO_ACQUIRE_NUCLEAR_WEAPONSEssien Ukpe
Africa and its nuclear renaissancehttps://www.academia.edu/857851/Africa_and_its_nuclear_renaissanceIgor Khripunov
Nuclear Africahttps://www.academia.edu/9234255/Nuclear_AfricaJonathan E Ernst
South Africa and the international controversy surrounding its nuclear capabilityhttps://www.academia.edu/89189512/South_Africa_and_the_international_controversy_surrounding_its_nuclear_capabilityThomas D Venter
South Africa’s Nuclear Decisionshttps://www.academia.edu/485034/South_Africas_Nuclear_DecisionsPeter Liberman
South African Nuclear Development in the 1970s: A Non-Proliferation Conundrum?https://www.academia.edu/107975946/South_African_Nuclear_Development_in_the_1970s_A_Non_Proliferation_ConundrumAnna-Mart van Wyk
Sunset over Atomic Apartheid: United States-South African nuclear relations, 1981 – 1993https://www.academia.edu/10217367/Sunset_over_Atomic_Apartheid_United_States_South_African_nuclear_relations_1981_1993Anna-Mart van Wyk
Apartheid’s Bomb and Regional Liberation: Cold War Perspectiveshttps://www.academia.edu/107975949/Apartheids_Bomb_and_Regional_Liberation_Cold_War_PerspectivesAnna-Mart van Wyk
Ally or Critic? The United States’ Response to South African Nuclear Development, 1949–1980https://www.academia.edu/10217574/Ally_or_Critic_The_United_States_Response_to_South_African_Nuclear_Development_1949_1980Anna-Mart van Wyk
Negotiating Global Nuclearities: Apartheid, Decolonization, and the Cold War in the making of the IAEAhttps://www.academia.edu/3243358/Negotiating_Global_Nuclearities_Apartheid_Decolonization_and_the_Cold_War_in_the_making_of_the_IAEAGabrielle Hecht
The role and focus of nuclear diplomacy in post-apartheid South Africa’s foreign policyhttps://www.academia.edu/5840091/The_role_and_focus_of_nuclear_diplomacy_in_post_apartheid_South_Africa_s_foreign_policyMike Muller
The Development of South Africa’s Nuclear Capabilityhttps://www.academia.edu/71220585/The_Development_of_South_Africa_s_Nuclear_Capability
J D L Moore
The Pelindaba Treaty: Implementation Status, Prospects,
Opportunities and Challenges
https://www.afcone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AFCONE-ES-PPT-Com-to-AU-PSC-1071st-Meeting-31st-March-Fin-Vers.pdfMessaoud Baaliouamer
African Continental Nuclear Institutions: A Reviewhttps://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Policy-Insights-119-van-wyk-turianskyi-bosman.pdfJo-Ansie Van Wyk Yarik Turianskyi & Isabel Bosman
African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Force: What Next for Diego Garcia?https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239584885_African_Nuclear-Weapon-Free_Zone_in_Force_What_Next_for_Diego_GarciaPeter H. Sand
Uranium in Africahttps://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/others/uranium-in-africaWorld Nuclear Association
Accelerate the Ratification of the Pelindaba Treatyhttps://www.nonproliferation.org/wp-content/uploads/npr/101ogunb.pdfSola Ogunbanwo
Keep calm and carry on’ : an initial African assessment of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) 2010 Review Conferencehttps://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/EJC48878Hubert Foy, Amelia Broodryk, and Noel Stott
Malawi ratifies the Pelindaba Treatyhttps://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/EJC48221Hubert Foy
Pioneering Advanced Radiotherapy in Kenyahttps://www.accuray.com/blog/pioneering-advanced-radiotherapy-in-kenya/Ruth Manyagi / Accuray
IAEA Launches SMR School as Africa Looks to Nuclear Energyhttps://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-launches-smr-school-as-africa-looks-to-nuclear-energy#:~:text=In%20Africa%2C%20nuclear%20power%20is,only%20existing%20nuclear%20power%20programme.Jamal Mustafaev
HCG CCK Launches an advanced Radiotherapy machinehttps://www.businessquest.co.ke/hcg-cck-launches-an-advanced-radiotherapy-machine/#google_vignettePaul Arithi
Kenya’s fight against cancer boosted with arrival of advanced treatment machinehttps://www.healthcaremea.com/kenyas-fight-against-cancer-boosted-with-arrival-of-advanced-treatment-machine/Healthcare Middle East & Africa
Evolution and Recent Radiation Therapy Advancement in Uganda: A Precedent on How to Increase Access to Quality Radiotherapy Services in Low- and Middle-Incomehttps://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO-24-00339Awusi Kavuma, Solomon Kibudde, Daniel Kanyike, Joseph Kigula-Mugambe, Tianyu Zhao, Baozhou Sun, Jackson Orem, Hiram Gay
Demystifying Radiotherapyhttps://hospitals.aku.edu/nairobi/AboutUs/News/Pages/Understanding-radiation-therapy.aspxDr Angela K. Waweru
Current Status of Radiotherapy Services in Kenyahttps://www.scirp.org/pdf/jct_2022042714020278.pdfPhilip Kioko Ndonye, Samuel Nii Adu Tagoe
Kenya to Expand Access to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Serviceshttps://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/kenya-to-expand-access-to-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment-servicesJames Howlett
The Nairobi Hospital in Kenya Commences Treating Cancer with Advanced Radiotherapy Delivery Using Varian Equipment and Softwarehttps://www.varian.com/zh-hant/node/7568Neil Madle / Varian Medical Systems
Kenya bets on AI and digital PET scans to transform cancer diagnosis and treatmenthttps://africabusinesscommunities.com/tech-24/kenya-bets-on-ai-and-digital-pet-scans-to-transform-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment/Nixon Kanali
Access to Radiation Therapy and Related Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Cervical and Breast Cancer Across Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Reviewhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10166435/Sara E Beltrán Ponce, Sarah Adamma Abunike, Jean C Bikomeye, Rita Sieracki, Nixon Niyonzima, Pius Mulamira, Solomon Kibudde, Saryleine Ortiz de Choudens, Malika Siker, Christina Small, Kirsten MM Beyer
Improving Access to Cancer Testing and Treatment in Kenyahttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6180746/Louise K. Makau-Barasa, Sandra B. Greene, Stephanie Wheeler, and Antonia V. Bennett
Kenya National Cancer Treatment Protocolshttps://arua-ncd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/National-treatment-Protocols-2019.pdfNational Cancer Control Program, Division of Non-Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Kenya
Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for intracranial lesions in Africa: Insights from 3 country case studies: A systematic reviewhttps://academic.oup.com/noa/article/7/1/vdaf013/7960048Ishav Shukla, Jason Wang, Mina Guirguis, Kwadwo Darko, Salah G Aoun, Umaru Barrie, Mabel Banson, Teddy Totimeh
Radiotherapy in Nigeria: Current Status and Future Challengeshttps://journals.lww.com/wajr/fulltext/2013/20020/radiotherapy_in_nigeria__current_status_and_future.3.aspxNwankwo Kenneth Chima, Dawotola David, Sharma Vinay
Uganda’s 8,400 MW Nuclear Dream Takes Flight with South Korea’s KHNPhttps://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/uganda-korea-nuclearNuclear Business Platform
Powering Progress: Uganda’s Strategic Nuclear Roadmap for Energy Transformationhttps://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/uganda-strategic-nuclear-roadmap-for-energy-transformationNuclear Business Platform
Powering Africa’s Future: Nuclear Giants vs. Modular Innovators – Which Path Will Light the Continent?https://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/powering-africa-future-nuclear-giants-vs-modular-innovatorsNuclear Business Platform
Africa’s Nuclear Frontier: Morocco’s Bold Step Toward a Low-Carbon Tomorrowhttps://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/morocco-bold-step-toward-a-low-carbon-tomorrowNuclear Business Platform
Nuclear Dawn: Africa’s $105 Billion Energy Revolutionhttps://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/nuclear-dawn-africa-billion-energy-revolutionNuclear Business Platform
Nuclear Power: Africa’s Leap Toward Energy Security and Sustainabilityhttps://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/nuclear-power-africa-leap-toward-energy-security-and-sustainabilityNuclear Business Platform
Africa’s Nuclear Dream: Who’ll Fund 700M Souls and $200B Energy Goals by 2030?https://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/africa-nuclear-dreamNuclear Business Platform
South Africa’s Nuclear Power Surge: 16,647 Jobs and $8.6B GDP Boost by 2030!https://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/south-africa-nuclear-power-surgeNuclear Business Platform
Harmonizing Nuclear Regulation in Africa: Unlocking Investment, Collaboration, and Technological Advancementhttps://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/harmonizing-nuclear-regulation-in-africaNuclear Business Platform
AI Action Summit: The Intersection of AI and Nuclear Energy – A New Frontier for Africahttps://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/ai-action-summitNuclear Business Platform
Mission 300: Can Africa Achieve its Energy Goals Without Nuclear Power?https://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/mission-300-can-africa-achieve-its-energy-goals-without-nuclear-powerNuclear Business Platform
Human Resource Development in Tanzania’s Nuclear Energy Industry: A Cornerstone for Progresshttps://www.nuclearbusiness-platform.com/media/insights/human-resource-development-in-tanzania-nuclear-energy-industryNuclear Business Platform
Africa’s nuclear energy futurehttps://issafrica.org/iss-today/africa-s-nuclear-energy-futureJakkie Cilliers
Nuclear fission technology in Africa: Assessing challenges and opportunities for future developmenthttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002954932300417XOchuko Felix Orikpete, Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim, Jafaru Musa Egieya
Review of the Nuclear Industry in Africa, Focusing on Nigeria and in Comparison With South Africahttps://www.iiardjournals.org/abstract.php?j=IJEMT&pn=Review%20of%20the%20Nuclear%20Industry%20in%20Africa,%20Focusing%20on%20Nigeria%20and%20in%20Comparison%20With%20South%20Africa&id=59991Raymond Edward Ereh
Nuclear power will never be a viable solution to Africa’s energy needshttps://www.worldnuclearreport.org/Opinion-Nuclear-power-will-never-be-a-viable-solution-to-Africa-s-energy-needsNeil Overy
Advantage China in Africa’s nuclear energy market racehttps://www.orfonline.org/research/advantage-china-in-africa-s-nuclear-energy-market-raceSamir Bhattacharya
2023 Update: Who in Africa is Ready for Nuclear Power?https://energyforgrowth.org/article/2023-update-who-in-africa-is-ready-for-nuclear-power/Jacob Kincer, Jessica Lovering
Africa’s emerging nuclear energy sector can help to build sustainable economic developmenthttps://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_90908/africa-s-emerging-nuclear-energy-sector-can-help-to-build-sustainable-economic-developmentNuclear Energy Agency
Examining the State of Nuclear Power in Africahttps://energycapitalpower.com/examining-the-state-of-nuclear-power-in-africa/Energy Capital & Power
China’s Dominance in Africa’s Nuclear Energyhttps://www.shankariasparliament.com/current-affairs/chinas-dominance-in-africas-nuclear-energyShankar IAS Parliament
International Involvement in the African Nuclear Markethttps://saiia.org.za/research/international-involvement-in-the-african-nuclear-market/Lezani van der Merwe
From Koeberg to Chernobyl: The Challenge of Nuclear Safety in SA and Ukrainehttps://saiia.org.za/research/from-koeberg-to-chernobyl-the-challenge-of-nuclear-safety-in-sa-and-ukraine/Isabel Bosman, Olena Lapenko, Dzvinka Kachur
The Future of South Africa’s Nuclear Energy Post-123 Agreementhttps://saiia.org.za/research/the-future-of-sa-nuclear-energy-post-123-agreement/Isabel Bosman, Keanen Isaacs
When things go boom: Why the Doomsday Clock matters to Africahttps://saiia.org.za/research/when-things-go-boom-why-the-doomsday-clock-matters-to-africa/Isabel Bosman
Status, opportunities, and challenges of nuclear power development in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghanahttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149197021001827Samuel Adams, Stephen Odonkor
Why Africa relies on nuclear energy rather than solar energyhttps://amp.dw.com/en/why-africa-relies-on-nuclear-energy-rather-than-solar-energy/a-67152544Martina Schwikowski
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Zimbabwe Joins Other African Nations in Pursuit of Nuclear Powerhttps://www.powermag.com/zimbabwe-joins-other-african-nations-in-pursuit-of-nuclear-power/Darrell Proctor
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China Leads Africa’s Nuclear Energy Market Amid Competitionhttps://universalinstitutions.com/china-leads-africas-nuclear-energy-market-amid-competition/Universal Group of Institutions
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Sustainable Energy Development in Africa: The Feasibility of Nuclear Powerhttps://dspace.cuni.cz/bitstream/handle/20.500.11956/150364/120398010.pdf?sequence=1IR Okonkwo
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Africa’s nuclear power planshttps://www.neimagazine.com/advanced-reactorsfusion/africas-nuclear-power-plans-10580122/Judith Perera
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Why nuclear power for African countries doesn’t make sensehttps://theconversation.com/why-nuclear-power-for-african-countries-doesnt-make-sense-96031Hartmut Winkler
Developing a Framework for Nuclear Energy in Africa: Key Policy Considerationshttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/developing-framework-nuclear-energy-africa-key-policy-nge3fElectricity Lawyer
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Who in Africa is Ready for Nuclear Power?https://theelectricityhub.com/who-in-africa-is-ready-for-nuclear-power/Martins Eze
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2025 Update: Who in Africa is Ready for Nuclear Power?https://energyforgrowth.org/article/2025-update-who-in-africa-is-ready-for-nuclear-power/#:~:text=South%20Africa%20operates%20the%20continent’s,particularly%20in%20water%2Dscarce%20regions.Hamna Tariq, Daniel Johansson, Todd Moss
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Atomic Energy in Africahttps://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/magazines/bulletin/bull9-2/09204700514.pdfInternational Atomic Energy Agency
These Are the African Countries Pushing Nuclear Energyhttps://www.zikoko.com/life/these-are-the-african-countries-pushing-nuclear-energy/Conrad Onyango
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Nuclear energy: Africa’s Untapped Nuclear Potential & Energy Resourcehttps://africafactszone.com/nuclear-energy-clean/amp/Olaoluwa Akinade
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Africa’s Emerging Nuclear Nationshttps://www.africastrictlybusiness.com/africas-emerging-nuclear-nations/Africa Strictly Business.com
Nuclear energy: Why Africa is in a dilemmahttps://trtafrika.com/insight/nuclear-energy-why-africa-is-in-a-dilemma-17951502Dayo Yussuf
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