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Rwanda positions itself as an African space pioneer
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa
Several African heads of state and leaders of national space agencies, including Rwandan President Paul Kagame, attended the very first international space summit hosted in France on Thursday. FRANCE 24’s Aurore Bayoud took the opportunity to visit the Rwanda Space Agency, created in 2020.
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