Calls for safe use of nuclear energy as Africa marks treaty

Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Towers with stream pouring out into the purple blue dusk night sky. [Getty Images]

Kenya is among African counties that have pledged to ensure the continent remains a nuclear-weapons free zone even as the continent seeks safe exploitation of nuclear technology.

During celebrations to mark the 14th anniversary of the African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty - the Pelindaba Treaty - in Nairobi on Saturday, the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (Afcone) urged countries to take stock of the achievements and challenges they have faced in implementing the Pelindaba Treaty.