Africa: Boost for Continent Telescope Network

The board of the African Renaissance Fund has approved R120-million in funding for the initial work to construct a network of radio telescopes in Africa's nine Square Kilometre Array (SKA) partner countries.

The fund, located in South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation, has approved the allocation for construction on the African Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network to begin immediately.

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