The African Commission on Nuclear Energy
Joined September 2022
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AFCONE retweeted
25 Oct 2024
Delighted to have delivered special remarks yesterday at the opening of the 2nd International Workshop on Medical Radioisotopes Supply, co-hosted by @OECD_NEA, @ENERGY and the @EU_Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). (1/2)
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AFCONE retweeted
24 Oct 2024
TBT: @afconeorg and @STUK_FI in collaboration with @DMRE_ZA & Necsa hosted a 2024 AFCONE Training from 14-16 October at the Necsa Visitor Centre and 17-18 October at Capital Hotel, Menlyn MAINE. The training was officially opened by Necsa Group Executive: Mr Sengiphile Simelane.
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24 Oct 2024
🕊Today we observe the start of #DisarmamentWeek and celebrate the anniversary of the @UN’s founding. Since coming into effect 15 years ago, @afconeorg has championed nuclear disarmament for a safer, more secure Africa and 🌍.
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AFCONE retweeted
12 Oct 2024
Congratulations to Nihon Hidankyo. Their Nobel Peace Prize is a well-deserved recognition of their relentless efforts to keep the scourge of nuclear weapons in the global consciousness and a timely boost to efforts to forge consensus on the NPT.
11 Oct 2024
BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPeacePrize to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo. This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the peace prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.
#NobelPrize
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AFCONE retweeted
23 Sep 2024
#RoadmapsToNewNuclear explored potential co-operation opportunities for the development of commercial nuclear reactors in Africa ⚛️ & discussed @OECD_NEA “Our Common Journey” initiative which will gather ministries, universities & businesses to enhance skills and opportunities 🤝
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23 Sep 2024
From 19-20 September, AFCONE Executive Secretary @EnobotAgboraw attended the #RoadmapsToNewNuclear conference in Paris, France co-chaired by @OECD_NEA DG William D. Magwood, IV and Swedish Deputy PM @BuschEbba. (1/3)
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23 Sep 2024
Government and industry leaders convened to share knowledge and experiences, and discuss best practice and concrete solutions for fulfilling new nuclear energy construction at scale to meet global objectives. (2/3)
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23 Sep 2024
A session was held to discuss potential partnership opportunities with NEA countries to reduce emissions, alleviate energy poverty and encourage sustainable development in Africa. (3/3)
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AFCONE retweeted
2 Aug 2024
💬 'The nuclear narrative needs to change.'
🖊️ Read our report on the potential for peaceful nuclear uses to contribute to a just energy transition in Africa.
🤝 @VCDNP I @DalbergTweet I @afconeorg I #sustaineddialogueonpeacefuluses
wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/ac…
ALT An image of Table Mountain in South Africa by night. Text beneath the image reads: Accelerating development in Africa: scaling up peaceful nuclear uses
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31 Jul 2024
During #NPTPrepCom Cluster 3, nuclear policy advisor @olamideDIY gave a statement on behalf of the African #NWFZ on the potential of nuclear energy in fostering the aspirations of the @_AfricanUnion's Agenda 2063 and the @UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in Africa. (1/3)
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31 Jul 2024
The statement highlighted AFCONE’s 2023-2027 strategic plan to implement peaceful nuclear energy applications in Africa across food safety and security, healthcare, agriculture and industrialization. (2/3)
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31 Jul 2024
The speech spotlighted the pivotal role partnerships with @STUK_FI and @iaeaorg play in fulfilling our goals towards the effective, safe, and peaceful deployment of #nuclearpower in Africa, and expressed hope for further collaborations and African representation globally. (3/3)
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AFCONE retweeted
31 Jul 2024
It was a pleasure convening with our partners @STUK_FI and the #EuropeanUnion to discuss our efforts towards strengthening nuclear safeguards measures across #Africa. #NPTPrepCom
30 Jul 2024
African Commission on Nuclear Energy @afconeorg and the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland @STUK_FI held a side event at the #NPTPrepCom to hear how AFCONE is co-operating with 🇪🇺 and 🇫🇮 in Africa under the “Uplifting Nuclear Safeguards in Africa” program
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AFCONE retweeted
24 Jul 2024
It was a privilege to deliver a statement earlier today at the #NPT #PrepCom General Debate on the distinctive role @afconeorg plays in advancing nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, and upholding the African Nuclear Weapon-Free-Zone Treaty. #TreatyofPelindaba #NWFZ
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AFCONE retweeted
22 Jul 2024
Delighted to have participated today in a lively roundtable discussion hosted by @IntlPeaceBureau on the importance of expanding and strengthening Nuclear Weapon Free Zones. #NPT #PrepCom #NWFZ
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1 Jul 2024
On 27 June 2024, AFCONE Executive Secretary @EnobotAgboraw briefed @AfrikParliament's Transport, Communication, Science and Technology Committee on the opportunities and challenges in harnessing nuclear energy for sustainable development and energy transition in Africa.
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7 Mar 2024
AFCONE and #DeepGEO sign pioneering agreement, The African Nuclear Energy Funding Initiative (ANEFI), setting the stage for Africa to take the lead in resolving the perennial issue of radioactive waste at the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle. (1/2)
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7 Mar 2024
The #ANEFI will promote regional cooperation and support African financial and supply chain autonomy, as more African countries turn to nuclear power as the central pillar for bridging the energy gap and engendering sustainable socioeconomic development on the continent.
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AFCONE retweeted
23 Feb 2024
During the 37th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the @OECD_NEA jointly held an event with the @OECDdev and the African Commission on Nuclear Energy @afconeorg to explore capacity building in #nuclearenergy-related #skills, #businesses, and #policies.
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16 Feb 2024
AFCONE Executive Secretary, @EnobotAgboraw, was honoured to brief the @_AfricanUnion #PSC on 8 February 2024, focusing on the prospects and potential of nuclear science and technology at the intersection of health, peace and security on the African continent.
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16 Feb 2024
His statement delineated the status and opportunities of nuclear medicine on the continent, as well as the role of available and reliable power in ensuring health, security and peace in Africa.
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