* Astronomy

Why every country in Africa should have a research telescope.

One way is the One Telescope Project, to be launched next month. We aim to put one research telescope in every country, starting with African and Southern Hemisphere nations. There are 54 African countries but only three with telescopes: South Africa, Egypt, and Namibia. Nigeria, by the way, has produced as many black astronomers as the United States. Elsewhere in Africa, people have tried to popularise astronomy for years, but they are not doing the science. 
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