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European satellite companies pin hope on Africa market
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Angola to launch telecom satellite with Russian assistance
The Angolan government has announced it has plans to launch its first telecommunications satellite, Angosat, by 2014
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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
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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
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