Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is pursuing a high-risk geopolitical balancing act by building nuclear partnerships with both Donald Trump’s United States and Vladimir Putin’s Russia at the same time. Kigali has signed a civil nuclear cooperation deal with Washington and US firm Holtec, while Russia’s Rosatom is expanding its own nuclear footprint in Rwanda. The competing deals come as Western pressure mounts over Rwanda’s role in eastern DR Congo. But Kagame appears determined to turn great power rivalry into strategic leverage, using both Moscow and Washington to advance Rwanda’s long-term energy ambitions and geopolitical influence across Africa.

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The UAE has reported a drone strike near the Barakah nuclear power plant in the Al Dhafra region, with a fire breaking out in an electric generator outside the inner perimeter of the plant. No injuries were reported, and authorities say there has been no impact on the plant’s safety.
Journalist Natasha Turak, joining Al Jazeera from Dubai, said no one has claimed responsibility for the attack and Iran has been silent. She noted that the strike appears “quite deliberate,” given the plant’s remote and isolated location. It follows a pattern of drone and missile attacks that have been overwhelmingly from Iran targeting the UAE’s vital power infrastructure. Iran has launched nearly 3,000 attacks via missiles or drones at the UAE — more than any other country in the region, including Israel.
The Barakah plant is the first and only nuclear power plant in the Arab world, built with South Korean help at a cost of $20 billion. It provides about 25 percent of the UAE’s electricity and about 57 percent of domestic household power. The UAE operates under the US-UAE 123 Agreement for peaceful civilian nuclear cooperation, which bars uranium enrichment and fuel reprocessing, making it a “gold standard” example for safe nuclear energy programs.
Turak said the attack highlights the risk of renewed war as none of the driving forces of the conflict have been resolved, including the Strait of Hormuz crisis. The UAE has not confirmed reports of offensive actions against Iran but has also not denied them, which she called “significant.”

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DW’s Nick Connolly had exclusive access to the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant in Western Ukraine. He spoke to engineers and other workers there about the dangerous emergency shutdowns cause by Russian attacks in the vicinity of reactors.

We spoke with Ross Peel from King’s College London about possible worst-case scenarios.

Chapters:
00:00 Russia accused of “nuclear terrorism”
00:30 Inside a Ukrainian nuclear power plant with DW’s Nick Connolly
00:34 Training for emergency shutdowns
01:06 How the war changed grid stability
01:35 Two key risks for nuclear plants
02:06 Why Russia avoids direct strikes
02:27 Russian missiles and drones flying dangerously close
03:11 Living under constant threat
04:15 How nuclear plants keep Ukraine powered
05:05 Russia’s intimate knowledge of Ukraine’s power grid
05:34 Psychological toll on staff
06:24 Risk of a catastrophic accident not seen since Chernobyl 40 years ago
06:34 Interview with Ross Peel, King’s College London
06:47 Why power cuts can cause reactor meltdown
07:46 Worst-case scenarios explained
09:26 Nuclear fallout could spread beyond borders
10:18 Limits of international protection

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