The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) and the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in nuclear regulation, capability constructing, and data sharing.
The settlement was signed on June 3 by RURA Deputy Director Normal Claude Nkusi and a consultant of PNRA, and witnessed by Rwanda’s Excessive Commissioner to Pakistan, Fatou Harerimana.
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In accordance with RURA, the partnership is aimed toward enhancing collaboration between the 2 establishments in selling the secure, safe, and peaceable use of nuclear expertise in assist of nationwide growth.
The settlement can also be anticipated to assist technical trade and capability constructing between the 2 regulatory our bodies.
Rwanda has in recent times expanded cooperation with worldwide companions in nuclear vitality and radiation security, with a lot of the key engagements and agreements signed in the course of the Nuclear Power Innovation Summit for Africa.
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The nation has signed cooperation agreements with varied private and non-private entities with expetise in civil nuclear vitality. These embrace the Worldwide Atomic Power Company (IAEA), the US authorities, American firm Holtec and Russian firm Rosatom, amongst different gamers.
The initiatives are aimed toward strengthening regulatory frameworks and constructing technical capability within the sector.
Broader cooperation between Rwanda and Pakistan has additionally been rising throughout varied sectors, together with commerce, funding, training, and defence.
In April 2025, throughout a go to to Pakistan, Overseas Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe underscored Rwanda’s intention to deepen bilateral ties and discover new areas of cooperation, together with efforts to spice up commerce and improve exports akin to tea to the South Asian market.
