AUC inaugurates African Space Agency at Egypt’s Space City

Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education has signed an agreement on Wednesday with the African Union Commission (AUC) to establish a permanent headquarters for the African Space Agency (AfSA) at Egypt’s Space City.

The agreement provides the general framework regulating the relationship between both parties, which will serve as a platform for space research and innovation on the continent.

“The agreement represents a point to start operating and implementing AfSA’s policy and strategy on the ground, and achieve the goals of Africa’s Agenda 2063,” Minister of Higher Education, Mohamed Ashour said.

Noteworthy, that Egypt won the bid to host the African Space Agency in 2019 after edging out Ethiopia and Nigeria by fulfilling all political and technical requirements.