Russia Signs Nuclear Deal With Mali, Advances Footprint in West Africa | Firstpost Africa

Mali's ruling military junta and Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom signed three cooperation deals. The two sides discussed projects including a Russiandesigned lowpower nuclear power plant, Rosatom said on Wednesday. Rosatom did not give details about the proposed lowpower nuclear power plant that could be built in Mali. Rosatom has been seeking to drum up business by signing cooperation agreements with countries across the continent. It is already building a nuclear power plant in Egypt, while it has signed nuclear cooperation deals with Burkina Faso and Algeria. Russia has strengthened ties with juntas in West Africa's Sahel region that have turned away from traditional Western allies.



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