Briefing Paper

Securing Africa’s Nuclear Resources

“This publication consists of two main sections with two annexes.Section 1 consists of an outline and initial assessment of nuclear security with particular reference to Africa. This assessment addresses the central research question of how the challenge of securing nuclear materials on the African continent is currently being addressed by investigating existing and future activities undertaken by African governments together with the implementation support and compliance bodies of the various treaties governing the control of nuclear material, such as the IAEA. Section 2 is the Chairperson’s Summary of the expert workshop on ‘Securing Africa’s Nuclear Resources’ referred to above. The summary, prepared by the organisers, provides an overview of the issues and themes discussed at the workshop as well as the outcomes, recommendations
and a proposed way forward.”