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Rwanda Plans to Launch Satellite Constellations
THE NEW TIMES
Rwanda announced plans to launch two satellite constellations in the next three years. The move further highlighted the country’s goal to become a leader in Africa’s space industry.
The Rwanda Space Agency said that it…
U.S.-Niger Program Warns Civilians of IED Danger
ADF STAFF
Two workers from the Samira gold mine in western Niger died when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in October 2020. Five months later, another bomb killed members of the nation’s Independent National…
Cameroonian Landmark Offers Reminder of Ancient Battles
ADF STAFF
In the town of Goulfey in Cameroon’s extreme north, a 12-meter-tall clay tower is a reminder of a bygone era.
The Kotoko people built the Goto-Goulfey Tower about 500 years ago. It was part of a walled fortification that…
Norway,West African Partners Create Maritime Center
ADF STAFF
The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) has established a Regional Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Center (RMCSC) to help counter illegal fishing.
Headquartered in Tema, Ghana, the center will…
U.S. Trains Mozambican Forces Battling Insurgency
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
U.S. military personnel will spend two months training Soldiers in Mozambique to help the country fight an extremist insurgency in the northeast.
Insurgents have launched regular attacks in the gas-rich Cabo…
Ugandan Innovators Develop Rapid COVID-19 Test
REUTERS
Uganda launched a rapid COVID-19 antibody test that developers hope can help doctors track the virus more widely across Africa. The test, which requires a finger prick to draw blood, was developed by a team at Makerere, Uganda’s…