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Dr Lassina Zerbo, Chairman of the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board, during a meeting in Kigali in 2025. File
Energy

Inside Rwanda's nuclear development ambitions

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion during the inaugural Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa in Kigali on July 1, 2025. File
Energy

Africa nuclear energy summit opens in Kigali

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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Energy

Suluhu, Gnassingbé expected in Kigali for nuclear energy summit

Saturday, May 16, 2026
Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Antalya, Turkey on April 18. Courtesy
Energy

Rwanda, Russia discuss nuclear energy ties

Sunday, April 19, 2026
President Paul Kagame delivers his remarks at the World Nuclear Energy Summit on Tuesday, March 10. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Energy

Nuclear energy not too risky for developing countries – Kagame

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Delegates pose for a group photo during an awareness-raising workshop on industrial participation in the country’s nuclear power project, on Tuesday, February 24. Courtesy
Energy

Rwandan industries could benefit from nuclear power projects

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva meets with U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, October 29. Their discussion focuses on cooperation in the areas of small modular reactors (SMRs) nuclear power, natural gas and critical mineral processing. Courtesy
Energy

Rwanda, US discuss nuclear, natural gas cooperation

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Illustration of a nuclear power plant. Rwanda plans to have its first nuclear reactor by the early 2030s.

What Russia taught me about Rwanda’s nuclear ambitions

Friday, October 17, 2025
Lassina Zerbo, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Rwanda Atomic Energy Board, speaks in a meeting on the sidelines of the World Atomic Week in Russia on Thursday, September 25. Courtesy
Energy

Why Rwanda is betting on small modular reactors for nuclear energy

Thursday, September 25, 2025
Fidel Ndahayo, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board, speaks at the conference in Vienna on Wednesday, September 17. Courtesy
Energy

Rwanda looks to nuclear energy through small modular reactors

Thursday, September 18, 2025
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, delivers his remarks at Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA) in Kigali on July 1.
Energy

Financiers urged to embrace nuclear energy as key power source

Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers his remarks at the inaugural Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa in Kigali on Monday, June 30. Courtesy
Science

Africa’s nuclear moment? Rwanda thinks so

Monday, June 30, 2025