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August 26, 2015

Eyeing the stars: Ethiopia's space programme
Entoto, Ethiopia (AFP) Aug 25, 2015
High above the crowded streets of Addis Ababa, among fields where farmers lead oxen dragging wooden ploughs, sits Ethiopia's space programme. Perched on the top of the 3,200-metre (10,500-foot) high Mount Entoto, two metal domes house telescopes, each a metre in diameter. Operational for only a few months, the specialized equipment - the first in eastern Africa - has propelled Ethiopia into an elite club of African countries to have embarked on a space programme. For Ethiopia, Africa's sec ... read more

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