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#HarvardInternationalReview : Countries from #Djibouti 🇩🇯 to #Namibia 🇳🇦 are beginning to develop their own national #SpacePrograms, hoping to join in on what could be a US$10 billion 💰 industry in the next two years. In addition, #Kenyan 🇰🇪 industry leaders have analyzed the feasibility of constructing #Africa’s 🌍 first #spaceport, taking advantage of the country’s position on the #Equator, where the #Earth’s rotation is fastest. https://hir.harvard.edu/why-african-nations-are-shooting-for-the-stars

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The Space Race Expands: Why African Nations Are Shooting for the Stars

"The African space industry’s immense growth in recent years is a product of innovation in its applications, a need for stronger control of natural resources, and a desire to join the ranks of the preeminent space powers of the 21st century."

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