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The Dukovany nuclear power station near Dukovany in the Czech Republic. Nuclear power plants are among a number of new energy proposals in four East African countries. Earlier this year, Uganda announced plans to build a 2,000MW nuclear power plant 150km north of Kampala, with the first 1,000MW coming online by 2031. Rwanda also recently signed a deal to build a nuclear reactor, while Kenya and Tanzania have made more or less similar announcements. While it is tempting in many ways for these countries to pursue nuclear power, there are several risks to choosing the nuclear path, the biggest of which is financial.

Why East African countries should rethink their nuclear power ambitions

Costs of building, maintaining, and later decommissioning a nuclear power plant make it one of the most expensive forms of electricity generation

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan addressing a large public event

The stark choices facing Tanzania’s new president

The sudden death of Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli has thrown the East African nation into a period of political uncertainty. Vice-president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been sworn in as his successor, making her Tanzania’s first woman president. The transition is all the more challenging given the major rupture — both political and economic —

Deceased Tanzanian President John Magufuli inspects a parade

John Magufuli: a brilliant start but an inglorious end

John Joseph Pombe Magufuli was a man who deftly played the long political game. He was nevertheless a puzzle both to Tanzanians and the world

Why East African countries should rethink their nuclear power ambitions

The stark choices facing Tanzania’s new president

John Magufuli: a brilliant start but an inglorious end

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