Rwanda positions itself as an African space pioneer

France 24 Thursday 10 September 2026, 11:20 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read

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Several African heads of state and leaders of national space agencies, including Rwandan President Paul Kagame, attended the very first international space summit hosted in France on Thursday. FRANCE 24’s Aurore Bayoud took the opportunity to visit the Rwanda Space Agency, created in 2020.

Rwanda (LOCATION) African (ORG) Rwandan (ORG) Paul Kagame (PERSON) France (LOCATION) Aurore Bayoud (PERSON) the Rwanda Space Agency (ORG)

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