African Skies

Cieux Africains

Contents

• Editorial .... F.R. Querci
• News / Nouvelles
• Le Lever du Soleil sur la Terre d'Egypte - K. Gadré
• Basic Space Science in Ethiopia: A Status Report S. Zewde
• Towards Introducing Space Science in Uganda - S. Anguma and J. Ayikou
• Astronomy in Nigeria: Recent Developments - A.A. Ubachukwu and P.N. Okeke
• Astronomy Education: The Current Status in Zambia - G. Munyeme and P. Kalebwe
• Pour une Stratégie Nord-Sud Méditerranée en Astrophysique des Particules
  et F. Dyson Comme Rôle Modèle pour Nous Scientifiques - J. Mimouni et N. Guessoum
• Oudja (Morocco) fuses Astrophysics with Particle Physics and Unites
  the North and the South - NATO Advanced Research Workshop Report - N. Guessoum
• Poster for Conference on Ethno-Astronomy in the West African Sub-Region
• Dissertation Abstract - Nour-Eddine Raouafi

The compilation of this issue of African Skies/Cieux Africains was made possible by the generous support of the South African Astronomical Observatory and the Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, which provided the necessary computing and communications infrastructure. The printing of this issue was sponsored by Eng. Hadi Gashut, General Director, Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space Science. Airmail distribution was sponsored by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. We acknowledge the cheerful assistance of Ms Di Cooper in the typesetting of this publication.