Russia, Ethiopia sign document calling for construction of nuclear plant
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed watch Director General of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev and Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos exchanging documents during a meeting in Moscow, Russia on September 25, 2025.
Russia and Ethiopia signed a document on Thursday calling for the planning and construction of a nuclear power plant in the east African country, RIA news agency quoted Rosatom, the state-owned Russian nuclear corporation, as saying.
An action plan on development and construction of the facility was signed during a nuclear power forum by the general director of Rosatom, Aleksei Likhachev, and Ashebir Balcha, CEO of the Ethiopian Electric Company, RIA said.
