Burkina Faso Signs Nuclear Power Plant Agreement with Russia

The military regime of Burkina Faso has signed an agreement with the Russian government for the construction of a nuclear power plant. The government of Burkina Faso said in a statement that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia’s state atomic energy agency, ROSATOM for the construction of the plant, which would cover the energy needs of the population.

The agreement was signed at the Russian Energy Week in Moscow, where Burkina Faso’s energy minister Simon-Pierre Boussim and Rosatom’s deputy director general Nikolay Spassky were present.