
Geografías en profundidad
Ethiopia aims to blast its economy forward with a satellite launch
Ethiopia plans next year to join an exclusive club of African nations: those with their own national satellites.
Elias Gebreselassie is a freelance correspondent for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, writing on energy and climate change. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he has an interest in environmental issues.
Ethiopia plans next year to join an exclusive club of African nations: those with their own national satellites.
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