Moscow Goes Nuclear in Africa as World Terrorism Continues to Rise

Russia is building nuclear installations in several countries presently torn by Islamic jihadism, raising growing concern in the international community.

The Koeberg Nuclear Power Station—operated by the only national electricity supplier Eskom—is located 19 miles north of Cape Town, in South Africa, on Jan. 18, 2007. Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images

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JOHANNESBURG—A few weeks ago, while eyes were focused on the horrors unfolding in the Middle East, a stroke of a pen in a tiny country in West Africa made the world a more dangerous place.