The Angolan government has announced it has plans to launch its first telecommunications satellite, Angosat, by 2014
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China to launch satellite for DR Congo
China has announced a plan to launch a satellite for DR Congo, which will see the country become the second African nation after Nigeria to receive a satellite from Beijing
SkyVision iDirect hub launch to create full pan-African coverage
SkyVision Global Networks has launched a new iDirect hub in an attempt to offer full Pan-African coverage on both C-Band and Ku-Band
Convergence Partners exits New Dawn venture
Convergence Partners has sold its 25.1 per cent interest in the New Dawn satellite to Intelsat South Africa