Russia and Tanzania launch joint space program. The general director of the state corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Bakanov, signed a memorandum of strategic partnership and cooperation with the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Information, Communications and Information Technologies Muhammad Khamis Abdullah. Russia will provide assistance in the preparation of infrastructure for the creation of a space industry in Tanzania, and advice regarding the establishment of a space agency in the country.
The countries will join forces and exchange best practices in the field of training space experts. In March next year, Russia will launch the first Tanzanian satellite for remote sensing of the Earth for the benefit of a partner country. The parties agreed to create working groups and systematic road maps in all areas of cooperation.