As Africa gravitates towards nuclear energy, funding challenges persist

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African leaders and financiers are pushing for nuclear energy investment as the continent races to close its widening power gap.

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Nuclear energy is capital-intensive, and funding has been one of the challenges for African economies, already grappling with power deficit, amid rising demand.

At the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (Neisa) held in Kigali this week, funding was one of the sticking points that African leaders discussed at length.