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Nigeria and Egypt discuss cooperation in nuclear energy and quantum technologies with Russia African countries continue to express interest in working with Russia.Energy remains one of the key areas. Thus, on the sidelines of the African Union summit, Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar reported on the ongoing negotiations between the countries. Among the topics discussed are nuclear energy, mining, etc. "We are discussing opportunities in many areas - in nuclear energy, in mining, we are discussing investments made back in the days of the USSR, which need to be continued... we are waiting for Russia and hope that it will focus more on Nigeria, and not only on the Sahel countries," he said. In parallel, Rosatom began discussing cooperation with Egypt in the field of quantum technologies. The CEO of the state corporation, Alexey Likhachev, said that quantum technologies are "the future" and their development is closely linked to the nuclear industry. In addition, Rosatom offered Egypt high-tech projects in medicine, including supply of the Tianox device, as well as construction of a desalination plant similar to the one being built at the Turkish Akkuyu NPP. This plant will provide water not only to the nuclear power plant, but also to a recreational area in northern Egypt, which is being developed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Today, Rosatom actively cooperates with more than 20 African countries, including Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana and Egypt. It is in Egypt that the joint El-Dabaa NPP is currently being built, four units of which are to be commissioned by 2030. It is expected that this year investments in the station will exceed the scale of expenses for Akkuyu. According to Likhachev, this is the largest construction site on the planet. At the same time, Rosatom does not intend to stop at just one station. "We still hope that these are the first four units, and after them there will be a further expansion of nuclear technologies on the agenda of the Arab Republic of Egypt," the CEO of the state corporation said. #AREA#Africa#Russia#energy#Nigeria#Egypt