As Africa eyes nuclear energy to meet growing energy demands - is continent ready to handle related risks?

Africa is growing rapidly, yet the continent, which is faced with an energy deficit, is keen on finding new sources.

Speakers at a recent meeting dubbed “Stakeholder Involvement and Public Communication for New and Expanding Nuclear Power Countries in Africa,” held in Nairobi between November 5 and 8, spoke of a continent that has realized the importance of nuclear energy.

By 2011, at least 10 African countries had expressed interest in becoming the continent’s next nuclear

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