Chronic reliance on outside partners stands in contrast to the pan-continental vision for sovereignty, President William Ruto insists
Kenya advocates reforms for African autonomy
The African Union (AU) must pursue reforms aimed at making the body financially self-sufficient as it seeks to position the continent as a new global power by 2063, Kenyan President William Ruto said on Sunday.
Ruto was speaking at the AU’s fifth mid-year coordination summit in Nairobi, which aimed to address critical issues of African integration, among other things.
The East African country’s leader commended the continental body for its “great work” in managing and resolving ongoing challenges, contributing to the continent’s commitment to sustainable solutions.....more below
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Ghana is interested in purchasing a floating nuclear power plant from Russia, Ghanaian Ambassador to Russian Koma Steem Jehu-Appiah told Sputnik.
"I know that our minister of energy was here last year and signed a corresponding agreement. I think this is innovative, and in a conversation with the minister of energy, he said that the country is interested.
So, Ghana could purchase such a nuclear power plant," the diplomat said when asked about the possibility of Ghana purchasing a floating nuclear power plant.
Russia and Ghana began cooperation in the field of nuclear energy after signing an intergovernmental agreement in 2015.
The agreement outlined plans for joint work in the areas of training specialists, building nuclear power plants and related infrastructure, and providing maintenance services. In October 2023, representatives of Rosatom met with the Ghanaian Ministry of Energy in Cape Town. At the meeting, Russia proposed using floating nuclear power plants to supply power to ...
