Egypt inaugurated on Sunday the headquarters of the African Area Company (AfSA) within the Egyptian Area Metropolis in Cairo.
“Egypt has made in depth efforts to ascertain the company, which embodies the imaginative and prescient of ‘The Africa We Need’ outlined within the African Union’s Agenda 2063,” Egyptian International Minister Badr Abdelatty mentioned on the inauguration ceremony.
He emphasised that the company will function a platform for enhancing cooperation amongst African nations within the peaceable makes use of of area, exchanging experience, constructing capacities, and unifying African positions in worldwide boards, notably inside the framework of the United Nations.
Abdelatty additionally highlighted the significance of the company’s openness to cooperation with analysis establishments, universities, and worldwide area companies, which might contribute to establishing a robust African base in area science and know-how.
For his half, Sherif Sedky, CEO of the Egyptian Area Company, mentioned the inauguration of the AfSA marks a major milestone within the historical past of Africa.
“The AfSA will function a beacon of innovation, collaboration, and progress for all African nations,” he mentioned.
In the meantime, Huan Yiheng, cofounder of MinoSpace, a Beijing-based firm specializing in the engineering of superior small satellites, mentioned the company is a crucial platform for African nations to collectively develop their area know-how.
“We need to discover potential cooperation with the AfSA and different African nations,” Huan informed Xinhua.
Following its inauguration, the AfSA would be the major entity coordinating Africa’s area cooperation with Europe and different worldwide companions. A central goal of AfSA is to reinforce area missions throughout Africa, making certain optimum entry to space-derived information, info, companies, and merchandise.
Egypt was chosen because the host nation of the AfSA in 2019 by the African Union after assembly the required political and technical standards.
