Advancing Nuclear Energy

A significant number of African states are looking to nuclear power to address some of their biggest developmental challenges, including extending electricity access to their populations and addressing the difficulties brought about by climate change (Stott & Bosman 2021). This growing interest in nuclear energy is part of a developing trend, what the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) calls “an evolution in clean energy generation” on the continent (IAEA 2022). Since 2009, more than 26% of the requests for assistance from the IAEA in determining the viability of nuclear power came from African states (IAEA 2022).