This week’s Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg will give a new impetus to cooperation
Russia is keen to listen to the needs of Africans and to build relations on the principle of ‘development not at the expense of Africa, but with Africans’. This will be done in full knowledge that we are natural partners.
The situation surrounding Africa’s trade and economic development in recent decades has been characterized by increased attention of major players in the global economy on the continent’s future.
The ‘competition for Africa’ among global and regional powers is driven by the region’s significant economic growth potential, rich resource base, and growing consumer market.
Despite socio-economic challenges and political instability in a number of countries, Africa has the potential to become a major growth center for the global economy.
The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has coordinated intergovernmental dialogue with 18 African countries on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation (IPC) – Algeria, Angola, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.....more here
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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 ...
