Africa’s International Relations in Outer Space Activities
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Date
2016Author
Mwangi Elizabeth W
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The purpose of this study was to explore Africa’s relations in enhancing its global
standing in the Outer space frontier. The population of the study included all the Fifty
four states in the African continent. The study employed stratified sample of the study
population with Morocco, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria representing the Northern,
Southern, Eastern and Western regions/stratums respectively. The study achieved its goal
through three objectives namely to examine intra African cooperation in outer space; to
interrogate the extent and scope of Africa’s relations with other state and non-state space
actors and to identify the key challenges that Africa faces in her International Relations in
outer space activities. The study employed the realist theory of international relations and
reviewed relevant literature aimed at meeting the set objectives. The research used a
mixed method approach of data collection by examining both primary and secondary
data. In this regard, questionnaires were administered to key informants and data was also
obtained from journals, internet articles like the UNOOSA website and austranautix.com,
reports and circulars on outer space related activities in Africa. The study concludes that
there is minimal engagement of African countries in space related activities compared to
other regions globally. The space sector in Africa is also marred by a lot of challenges
key among them being affordability, poor policies and lack of coordination. The research
recommends that African states develop an indigenous space industry that promotes and
responds to the needs of the African continent, collaborate more to avoid duplication and
implement the already existing space policies that emphasize on fair and mutually
beneficial partnerships, capacity building and funding. The study further recommends
that more research is done in this area to bridge the knowledge gap and lack of
information on the space activities in the African continent
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University Of Nairobi
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