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Thaicom and Intersat partner to offer managed satellite services in Africa
The companies recently signed a multi-year deal for capacity on the THAICOM 6/AFRICOM 1 satellite
Nigeria's satellites concern digital rights group
An ICT advocacy group, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), has called upon the Nigerian government to release details on planned satellites which have been reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to have "eavesdropping capabilities"
Satellite pest risk service to help African farmers
The CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) project has been awarded GBP£6.38mn (US$8.01mn) in funding over five years by the UK Space Agency to reduce crop losses caused by pests in six sub-Saharan African countries, and improve farmer livelihoods
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