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Written by Savanah Kamombe
Sunday, 05 September 2010 18:44 |
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| At Last Africa Joins The Space Age
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Africa -
General African News
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The African Union has approved setting up a feasibility study for the creation of an African Space Agency prompted debate. A summit of ministers agreed that the study would also draft a common space policy for the 53 member countries. Some commentators argue that a rival to NASA could provide jobs and spin-off technology. Others said the continent can ill-afford to pour scarce resources into stargazing when millions continue to face poverty, disease and food shortages.
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