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In Wednesday’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at which African countries are best-placed to embrace nuclear power, plus China and Russia agree to build a new gas pipeline.

As the World Bank ends its ban on funding nuclear energy, countries such as Kenya and Ghana will be better placed to raise finance.

The decision, a major reversal, could help poorer nations industrialize, cut planet-warming emissions and boost U.S. competitiveness on next-generation reactors.

The World Bank will reenter the nuclear energy sector for the first time in decades, a landmark policy change that signals a broader shift in its approach to clean energy, but contentious debate continues on fossil fuels.

AFC President and CEO Samaila Zubairu calls for a radical rethink of the continent’s energy systems and says funding will be available.