Atoms for Ambition – Ethiopia’s Nuclear Turn with Moscow

Atoms for Ambition delivers a strategic intelligence deep-dive into Ethiopia’s landmark nuclear partnership with Russia, following their 2025 action plan to advance Ethiopia’s first nuclear power programme. The report outlines how this agreement—framed publicly as energy diversification and industrial growth—actually signals a deeper geopolitical realignment, expanding Moscow’s long-term influence in the Horn of Africa. Insights from the executive summary, developments, opportunities, challenges, and risk sections reveal how feasibility studies, technology transfer, human capital development, and Russian technical expertise shape Ethiopia’s nuclear ambition while raising critical questions of financing, regulatory capacity, and security vulnerabilities.

The briefing also examines regional reactions, including potential tensions with Egypt and Sudan over Nile hydropolitics, Africa’s shifting nuclear landscape, and the growing competition between Russia, China, and Western actors for strategic footholds on the continent. With economic, environmental, and political risks highlighted, this report equips analysts, investors, policymakers, and security professionals with forward-looking assessments essential for navigating Ethiopia’s evolving energy strategy.

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