10 Jan President of the Council of the African Space Agency Visits the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration

Yesterday, Thursday, 9th January, H.E. Dr Tidiane Ouattara, the President of the Council of the African Space Agency, visited Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration, H.E. Dr Badr Abdelatty, with Dr Sherif Sedky, the CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA), in a meeting to reinforce Egypt’s leadership in regional space initiatives and promote collaboration across Africa.
The Foreign Minister welcomed the H.E. Dr Tidiane Ouattara to Egypt and congratulated him on assuming his duties at the African Space Agency hosted in Egypt, affirming the ministry’s commitment to supporting the agency’s work and enhancing its role in serving the interests of African countries for Africa’s development goals in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
According to H.E. Dr Badr Abdelatty, “The African Space Agency plays a pivotal role in promoting innovation and driving development throughout Africa, Egypt remains steadfast in supporting AfSA’s mission and enhancing its impact for the benefit of all African nations.”
Dr Abdelatty further commended the Egyptian Space Agency for its accomplishments and growing partnerships with international counterparts, with emphasis on the coordination between EgSA and the country’s foreign ministry to increase Egypt’s contributions to global outer space discussions. Highlighting a recent milestone, Minister Abdelatty lauded Egypt’s chairmanship of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space for the past year, from June 2023 to June 2024. This leadership successfully led the committee to produce a consensus report endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) during its October/November 2024 sessions.
No Comments