Russia pushes nuclear power offers in Africa at Moscow summit

Summary

At the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, Russia offered to supply floating nuclear power plants to coastal countries. The day after the summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks with Ghanaian counterpart John Dramani Mahama, and Ghana is in talks with Russia for its first nuclear power plant.

Timeline

1. Semafor

   30 Oct 2026, 10:23 UTCSource ↗

   Semafor reports that at the Russia-Africa summit, Moscow offered to supply floating nuclear power plants to coastal countries.

2. Africanews

   31 Oct 2026, 07:34 UTCSource ↗

   Africanews reports that Putin met Ghanaian counterpart John Dramani Mahama for bilateral talks the day after the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, and that Ghana is in talks with Russia for its first nuclear power plant.