{"id":104559,"date":"2025-07-02T18:23:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/kagame-iaea-director-talk-nuclear-innovation"},"modified":"2025-07-02T18:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:42:53","slug":"kagame-iaea-director-talk-nuclear-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-iaea-director-talk-nuclear-innovation","title":{"rendered":"Kagame, IAEA Director talk nuclear innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, July 1, received Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) who travelled to Rwanda for the inaugural Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa in Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>They discussed the potential of nuclear energy for economic transformation and the progress Rwanda has made towards 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President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, July 1, received Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) who travelled to Rwanda for the inaugural Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa in Kigali. 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