
Cooperation between the European Union and African Union in space exploration was the hot topic at a three-day event that took place in Dakar this week, as Africa’s growing space sector is becoming increasingly important for the sustainable economic development of the continent.
“As a fundamental pillar of human development, the space sector presents new economic, scientific, technological and military challenges," Senegal’s Prime Minister, Amadou Ba, said at the AU-EU Space Dialogue in Dakar.