The first was the agreement Ethiopia Space Science Society signed with the China National Space Administration to boost Ethiopia’s space science exploration capacity. “The partnership with China’s national space agency has helped scores of our staff get training in advanced space science as well as helped Ethiopian space scientists visit China’s Space Science facilities,” said Tesfaye. “Ethiopia will learn a lot from the launch of its first Chinese-backed space satellite,” Tesfaye told Xinhua. “Ethiopia and China have strong multifaceted ties,”said Mekuria, citing Ethiopia’s first space satellite launch under the support of China on Dec. 20. These Ethiopian engineers are expected to play a key part in operating Ethiopia’s first space satellite,” Mekuria told Xinhua.

Source: Ethiopian News December 22, 2019 20:41 UTC