67th IAEA GC - AFRA Exhibition
AFRA exhibition was one of the key side-line events of the 67th IAEA General Conference hosted at the VIC throughout the weeklong conference between 25th and 29th September 2023. The exhibit showcased how the technical cooperation programme functions and the impact it helps to achieve in the African Member States.
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Applying Advanced and Climate-Smart Technologies for a Food-Secure Africa
On 29th September 2023, a side event titled “Applying Advanced and Climate-Smart Technologies for a Food-Secure Africa” was held. It showcased the successful applications of advanced and climate-smart technologies as well as the results being achieved at the national level towards food security in Africa.
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Supporting the development of the African Continent Power System Masterplan
According to the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), the energy needs of the African continent are expected to more than triple by 2040. To help countries to address this growing demand for energy and meet socio-economic needs in a clean, sustainable, and affordable way, the IAEA and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have been supporting, as official modelling partners, the development of the Continental Power System Masterplan (CMP) in Africa since 2021.
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34th Meeting of AFRA Representatives
With the support of IAEA, the African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) held the 34th Meeting of its Representatives on 28 September 2023 on the margins of the General Conference.
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Winners of the African Students’ Competition on the Benefits of Nuclear Sciences
In the first of its kind event, the Division for Africa, IAEA, launched a competition in March 2023 for African students with the objective to enhance awareness of the role of nuclear technology in addressing the different issues that Africa faces and to bring the attention of the young people to the role that they can play in enhancing socioeconomic development in their countries.
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34th AFRA Technical Working Group Meeting (TWGM)
From 18 to 22 June, through its Atomic Energy Commission (COMENA), Algeria hosted the 34th AFRA Technical Working Group Meeting (TWGM).
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Task Force Meeting to develop the new AFRA Regional Strategic Framework 2024-2028
From 15 to 19 May, IAEA Director of the TC Division Shaukat Abdulrazak and AFRA Focal Point Mickel Edwerd, participated in the Task Force Meeting for the formulation of the 4th AFRA Regional Strategic Cooperative Framework (AFRA RCF).
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NLOs & AFRA NCs meeting
From 13 to 17 March 2023, the IAEA Department of Technical Cooperation’s Division for Africa in cooperation with the Government of Ethiopia held their annual meeting of National Liaison Officers & AFRA National Coordinators
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High-Level Policy Meeting of AFRA
The AFRA High Level Policy Meeting was held in Cairo, Egypt, from 05 to 08 December 2022. This meeting included two segments namely the Technical Meeting of AFRA National Coordinators from 05 to 06 December 2022 and the Ministerial Meeting from 07 to 08 December 2022.
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33rd Meeting of AFRA Representatives
The 33rd AFRA Meeting of Representatives was held on September 29 on the margin of the 66th IAEA General Conference. The meeting approved the AFRA Annual Report 2021 as well as the recognition of 4 Regional Designated Centers (RDCs) in Nuclear Instrumentation and one RDC in Postgraduate Training in Radiopharmacy.
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