Abstract
African countries were completely absent at the space “race” from the very start for many reasons. After more than half a century, African countries are trying to develop their own national space programs by adopting national acts and institutionalizing in this basis. Today the African Union is trying to coordinate an outer space program by adopting common policies and strategies in this field. To this effect, the African Space agency (AfSA) was established. Hence, this chapter analyzes the historic background of the African space program, the opportunities, and the challenges that could face the African Union on this ground. Thus, to achieve the objectives of the scientific work have been used analysis, comparative, historic, and deduction method of research.
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African Space Policy: Towards Social, Political and Economic Integration: https://au.int/sites/default/files/documents/37433-docafrican_space_policy_isbn_electronic_.pdf.
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By Chris Giles, CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/10/africa/africa-space-race/index.html Updated 0948 GMT (1748 HKT) May 16, 2018.
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Gugunsky D.А. Legal foundations of implementing the Nigeria’s space program//Current problems of the modern international law.
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By Chris Giles, CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/10/africa/africa-space-race/index.html Updated 0948 GMT (1748 HKT) May 16, 2018.
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Ghana’s first satellite launched to Space: https://moc.gov.gh/ghana%E2%80%99s-first-satellite-launched-space.
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Decre tPresidentiel № 2-48 du 16 Janvier 2002 portant creation, organization et fonctionnement de l’ASAL: http://www.asal.dz/files/textes%20reglementaires.pdf.
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National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences: http://www.narss.sci.eg/abouts/view/5/Resources.
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Décret n°2-89-520 du 18 joumada I 1410 (18 décembre 1989) complétant le décret n° 2-82-673 du 28 rebia I 403 (13 janvier 1983) relatif à l’organisation de l’administration de la défensenationale et portantcréation du Centre Royal de TélédétectionSpatiale // BULLETIN OFFICIEL N° 4029 DU 19 JOUMADA II 1410 (17 janvier 1990): https://www.crts.gov.ma/sites/default/files/docs/DECRETCRTS.pdf.
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The Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI): http://etssti.org/home-2/.
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The Kenyan Space Agency Board: http://www.mod.go.ke/.
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See the treaty bodies.
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Article 15 of the AU Constitutive Act.
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Statute of the Africa Space Agency: https://au.int/sites/default/files/treaties/36198-treaty-statute_african_space_agency_e.pdf.
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See the article 4 of the Statute of the AfSA.
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See the revised Statute of the Pan African University 2016.
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THE RATIONALE: http://africanyouthcommission.org/.
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Adu, Y.N., Ananidze, F., Adu, S. (2020). African Union Outer Space Program: Chances and Challenges. In: Popkova, E.G., Sergi, B.S., Haabazoka, L., Ragulina, J.V. (eds) Supporting Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa - Volume II. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41983-7_11
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