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Space in Africa Nigeria’s Defense Space Administration (DSA) played host to the U.S. Secretary of Air Force, Barbara Barrett who is currently visiting African allies to develop new partnerships. During the visit, Barrett introduced the first-ever collaboration between the United States Air Force (USAF) and the DSA. Barrett’s visit to Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, happened between January 4 and 5, 2021, where she was received by members of Nigeria’s legislative parliament, the National assembly, and senior military officials at the Ministry of Defense, which hosts the DSA. In a statement made available by the U.S. embassy and consulate in Nigeria, Secretary Barrett’s visit highlighted the positive trajectory of the military cooperation between the U.S. and Nigeria. Her discussions covered a range of defence and security matters of mutual interest, including the 2021 delivery of the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. On the partnership with the DSA, she convey ....
Space in Africa Trade in Space leader, Robin Sampson || The Herald The United Kingdom, through the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA), is providing a £200,000 funding package for space research solutions across Africa. The funding is for five projects that will be selected by the agency to help create space solutions on global challenges. The University of Edinburgh has been listed as a beneficiary to help develop space solutions for Malawian farmers through land-use maps that show how their land is currently being used and help them plan for large-scale agriculture. Speaking on the development, Amanda Solloway, Britain’s Science Minister, mentioned that “the UK’s space sector is flourishing and it is vital we give our most innovative space businesses and universities the right support to collaborate, share best practices and drive forward new ideas that could help enrich all our lives”. ....
Space in Africa igerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi || Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, Twitter China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi has started a traditional annual visit to African countries where China has allies, starting with Nigeria. The diplomatic will see Wang Yi reach five Chinese partner nations; Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Tanzania, and Seychelles. Since 1991, Chinese emissaries have visited African countries at the beginning of the year to strengthen diplomatic ties between the country and its allies in Africa. A on the growing partnership notes that in 2020, “China-Africa friendship has been further elevated after going through the test of COVID-19. President Xi Jinping and African leaders successfully held an Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19, setting an example for international anti-pandemic coopera ....
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Space in Africa A solar eclipse that will be seen today, December 14, 2020, before sunset from the South Western part of Africa. This eclipse is total in South America and will end just off the coast of Namibia. Hence it will be a Partial Solar Eclipse in the western parts of Namibia, South Africa and Angola, and will be visible for an hour before sunset. The African Astronomical Society (AfAS) warns that astronomy enthusiasts should not look at the Sun directly or through any optics. For safe and simple ways of looking at the eclipse, enthusiasts can check the ....