Ethiopia, Niger plan to build nuclear plants with Russia’s Rosatom

Ethiopia signed an agreement with Russia on Thursday to build a nuclear power plant in the east African nation.

The deal was finalised by leaders of the Ethiopian Electric Power Company and Russian state-owned entity, Rosatom, during a nuclear energy forum in Moscow.

They agreed to create a detailed construction plan and a “roadmap” for the technical and economic foundation of the project, plus an intergovernmental agreement to proceed.

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