News - African Commission on Nuclear Energy

AFCONE Delegation Is Participating in the 2022 Vienna Conference on Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons (20 June 2022) and to the 1st Meeting of...

AFCONE Participation to the UN Open Consultations on the Comprehensive Review of the Status of Implementation of Resolution 1540 (2004)

AFCONE IAEA Workshop on Promoting Effective Interaction among Nuclear Industry and Regulatory Body in Countries Introducing Nuclear Power Programmes

AFCONE – EC – STUK Consultations in Nuclear Safeguards

5th CSP of State Parties to the Pelindaba Treaty (AUC Headquarters/ Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

AFCONE Participation to the SAIIA Conference “Loud and Nuclear: The Peaceful Application of Nuclear Science and Technology in the Development Agenda”

ABOUT AFCONE

The Treaty of Pelindaba established the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE). AFCONE plays a key role in advancing the peaceful application of nuclear science and technology in Africa and in bringing much-needed support to States Parties to fully benefit from nuclear sciences and technology applications in the areas of health, agriculture and energy. AFCONE is also actively engaged in global and regional efforts towards disarmament and non-proliferation.

Address Urgent Needs of the States Parties (Peaceful Nuclear Applications in Health, Agriculture, Water, Industry, Energy- Safety and Security including Legislation and Regulations – Safeguards- Verification, Radioactive Waste Management;
Capacity Building in Nuclear Science and Technology;
Optimal Use of Existing Infrastructure available in Africa;
Develop Communication and Awareness plans to promote the noble objectives of the Pelindaba Treaty;
Encourage All the African States to be Party to the Treaty;
Partnership Building with all Regional and International organisations implementing Peaceful Nuclear Application.

NUCLEAR WEAPON FREE ZONES

UPCOMING EVENTS

AFCONE Contribution to the Meeting Launching Women in Nuclear Africa (WiN A)

Africa Side Event fourteenth international topical meeting on the applications of accelerators AccApp 20 Vienna (Austria)

International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS 2020) Vienna (Austria)

33rd African Union Summit Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

PARTNERS

Vision
To be the African Organization leader promoting Nuclear Disarmament, preventing Nuclear Proliferation and coordinating and developing all the efforts, including of cooperation, at the continental level, towards Safe and Secure Nuclear Science and Technology and Programs for Peaceful Applications targeting Sustainable Social and Economic Development chartered by the AU Agenda 2063.