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Promoting operational radiation safety of research reactors in Africa, with EU support: Workshop on ‘Operational Radiological Protection Programme for Research Reactors’ takes place in Vienna
2013-04-17
The IAEA is committed to promoting and upgrading the safety and security of nuclear installations around the world, including research reactors. Operational safety is one of the fundamental pillars in ensuring the overall safety and reliability of nuclear facilities. More »
Saving Harvests: How the IAEA is responding to the transboundary threat of wheat black stem rust Ug99
2013-04-05
A new race of the virulent cereal black stem rust disease, or Ug99, is spreading rapidly across Africa and South Asia and poses a major threat to global wheat and barley yields. The disease, caused by a parasitic fungus and first spotted in Uganda in 1999, is a mutated strain of an old crop disease. It has overcome existing defences in cultivated wheat varieties and is leading to devastating crop losses. More »
Isotope techniques support an integrated approach to water management in the Sahel
2013-03-22
The Sahel region, extending from the west to the east coast of northern Africa, is one of the world’s driest areas. To address the urgent water shortage and to help Sahel countries make use of their underground water supplies in a sustainable manner, the IAEA assists Sahel Member States to improve the understanding of their underground water systems through the use of isotope techniques. More »
African Cancer Fighters Recommend Bankable Projects to Close Funding Gap
2013-03-21
At a regional coordination meeting of the IAEA Technical Cooperation Project Supporting Comprehensive National Cancer Control, 15 African Member States gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, to review the project's progress in developing cancer control activities in the participating Member States More »
Bridging the Gap: an Induction Workshop of National Liaison Officers (NLOs) and National Liaison Assistants (NLAs)
2013-03-15
A workshop was carried out under the TC project RAF/0/040 aimed at enhancing a mutual understanding of the IAEA TCP for greater effectiveness and efficiency of the programme. More »
“TC Programme has increased radiotherapy capacity in our country”, says Ambassador of Sudan
2013-02-22
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Nigeria signs its second Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2012-2017
2013-02-15
Dr Franklin E. Osaisai, Director General and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission, and Kwaku Aning, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, have signed Nigeria’s Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2012 - 2017 on 14 February 2013. More »
Promoting effective independent regulatory supervision of research reactor safety in Africa, with EU support: Workshop on ‘Regulatory Supervision of Research Reactors’ takes place in Vienna
2012-12-06
Like nuclear power reactors, the safety of research reactors requires careful attention. Although research reactors are not covered by the Convention on Nuclear Safety, their safety is addressed by the IAEA’s Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors. The Code requires comprehensive and systematic independent regulatory supervision throughout the lifetime of a research reactor. More »
IAEA technical cooperation in Africa: Addressing development challenges with nuclear technology
2012-11-16
The IAEA supports the application of nuclear technology in over 40 countries in Africa in a wide range of areas through its technical cooperation (TC) programme. Human health is the top area of IAEA TC activity in the region at the moment, followed by food and agriculture. Other priority areas for TC in the region include human resource development, safety, industrial applications, water resource management and the environment. More »
Taking the Laboratory into the Field: Rapid and Early Animal Disease Diagnosis with Nuclear Applications
2012-10-12
Read how the IAEA is working in Cameroon using nuclear technology to diagnose animal diseases. More »
Ethiopia signs its third Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2012-2017
2012-10-09
Mr. Dessie Dalkie, Minister of Science and Technology, and Kwaku Aning, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, have signed Ethiopia’s Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2012-2017 on 25 September 2012. More »Press Note - Meeting of NLOs and AFRA-NCs
2013-04-05
Following consultations with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Division for Africa of the Department of Technical Cooperation, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will organize the Meeting of National Liaison Officers (NLOs) and AFRA National Coordinators (AFRA NCs) from 26 to 28 June 2013 in Arusha, Tanzania. This Meeting will take place the same week as the 24th AFRA Technical Working Group Meeting. More »List of Meetings 2013
2013-03-15
The list of Meetings and Workshops (Non AFRA and AFRA) to be organized by the Division for Africa in 2013 More »List of Training Courses 2013
2013-03-15
The list of Training Courses (Non AFRA and AFRA) to be organized by the Division for Africa in 2013 More »The Third African Conference on Quality Management in Nuclear Industry and Research Laboratories will take place in Algiers 7 - 8 November 2012
2012-08-29
The Third African Conference on Quality Management in Nuclear Industry and Research Laboratories will be held from 7 – 8 November 2012.
More »List of Training Courses 2012
2012-03-30
The list of Training Courses (non-AFRA and AFRA) planned to be organized in 2012 in the Division for Africa is available as at 01 April 2012. Any queries regarding specific Training Courses should be sent to the responsible Programme Management Officer. More »
