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AfriSpace: is Africa really looking to Space?

Khartoum, Sudan - New meeting after two years

A strange news was reported by international newspapers today. According to them, African nations are looking to a local space programme. AfriSpace (this is the name of the agency) was presented during a meeting in Khartoum, the Sudan capital, yesterday September 4, 2012. The two-day ministerial meeting highlighted the possibility of a "Cooperation among African states in space research and technology...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1145131
Rome, Italy, 09/05/2012 16:41
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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