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In a move to accelerate the safe and secure expansion of nuclear technology across the continent, the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) participated in the Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Forum of Nuclear Regulatory Bodies in Africa (FNRBA).

In a major push to strengthen nuclear non-proliferation and material security across the continent, the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) and the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland (STUK) co-hosted a regional training programme focused on International Nuclear Safeguards, at NECSA, South Africa. 

AFCONE welcomed its second fellowship cohort through the Global Research Institute partnership. The exchange program enables students from the USA to travel to Africa to conduct hands-on, collaborative research on nuclear diplomacy and non-proliferation. 

A critical MoU was signed between the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) and the African Young Generation in Nuclear (AYGN) on the sidelines of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA) in Rwanda. 

Representatives from the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) led by H. E. Adedeji Ebo and the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) Chairperson H.E. Gaspard Liyoko MBOYO met at the NPT Review Conference to advance the implementation of the Treaty of Pelindaba and accelerate global nuclear disarmament

This course is a part of AFCONE’s Programme for Strengthening the Nuclear Material Control Systems in Africa 2023-2027, that is implemented with expert support of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland (STUK), and it is made available thanks to the generous support of the European Union and the Government of Finland.

In a move to strengthen nuclear non-proliferation and promote the peaceful use of atomic energy across the continent and beyond, the Chairperson of the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE), Mr. Gaspard Liyoko Mboyo, held a high-level meeting with H.E. Amb. Mohamed Edrees, Permanent Representative of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations. 

As the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) commenced at the United Nations Headquarters on April 27, 2026, the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) arrived with a clear, united voice: Africa demands meaningful progress on nuclear disarmament, legally binding security assurances, and the right to peaceful nuclear technology for development.

The inaugural meeting of the China-Africa Summit held at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, with a call to deepen China-Africa cooperation to ensure common development.