Ethiopia’s first satellite launched into space by China

AP ^ | 12 23 2019 | ELIAS MESERET

[yesthatjallen]

Ethiopia’s first-ever satellite has been launched into space by China.

The earth observatory satellite is designed to help the East African nation gather data for agricultural, mining and environmental protection.

“Ethiopia has joined the effort to seek knowledge and information from space,” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, said in a congratulatory message to Ethiopians.

He said that Ethiopia will send up more satellites in collaboration with other countries, without giving details.

“This is a day we became one of the 70 countries in the world that operate a satellite from space,” said Ahmedin Mohammed, an official with Ethiopia’s Innovation and Technology Ministry. “The next step is to launch a communication satellite and also set up a space materials assembly and manufacturing facility here in Ethiopia.”

[yesthatjallen]

China gains a space launch foothold in Africa.

[Blurb2350]

Hey, that’s swell! Now they can do remote clitorectomies! Seriously though, this is just China sinking its claws ever deeper into Africa.

[cloudmountain]

Ethiopia: poor, poor, poor, somewhat Christian.
When Haile Selassie finally died in 1975, all heck broke loose.
DOOMED.

[guyfromjrz]

You want to help world hunger? Stop sending them food. Don’t send them another bite, send them U-Hauls. Send them a guy that says, “You know, we’ve been coming here giving you food for about 35 years now and we were driving through the desert, and we realized there wouldn’t BE world hunger if you people would live where the FOOD IS! YOU LIVE IN A DESERT!! UNDERSTAND THAT? YOU LIVE IN A F☆CKING DESERT!! NOTHING GROWS HERE! NOTHING’S GONNA GROW HERE! Come here, you see this? This is sand. You know what it’s gonna be 100 years from now? IT’S GONNA BE SAND!! YOU LIVE IN A F☆CKING DESERT! We have deserts in America, we just don’t LIVE in them, assholes!” Sam Kinneson

[buckalfa]

Cue Starvin Marvin in space !

[cloudmountain]

Quit sugar-coatin' it.
Tell us what you REALLY mean.

[dfwgator]

That’s Haile Selassie of them.

[Rebelbase]

SAY IT! SAY IT, AHHHH!