Diplomatist Magazine Diplomatist July 2018 | Page 58

AFRICA DIARY
health hazards and its potential for use in the development of
nuclear weapons calls for more stringent systems of control
of international trade in uranium.
Current Scenario
On January 25, 2017, Namibia announced the lifting of
a 10-year moratorium on new applications for exploration
licenses on nuclear fuel minerals; 14 companies applied
for 18 exploration licenses during the rest of January 2017
alone. Namibia, despite being one of the largest producers
of uranium and having a treaty with India for peaceful use
of nuclear use, does not supply the fuel to India because of
Palindaba treaty among African Union countries which bars
exports of the element to non-NPT signatories (PTI, 2016).
Both China and India are interested in acquiring uranium
fro