CURRENT REPORT BLOG Burkina Faso has recently entered into a collaboration with Russia to construct a nuclear power plant, a vital step in addressing the nation’s pressing energy requirements. By the conclusion of 2020, merely 23 percent of Burkina Faso’s population had access to electricity, as reported by the African Development Bank.
This decision coincides with Burkina Faso being under a military regime and aiming to strengthen its ties with Russia while expanding its global partnerships. Russia, specifically through its atomic energy agency Rosatom, views this agreement as the initial phase in establishing peaceful nuclear cooperation between the two nations, offering potential applications in a range of sectors, including industry, agriculture, and medicine.
