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2021 Forum on Astronomy in Africa and the IAU GA2024

The International Astronomical Union, which has been in existence…

25 May – Africa Day

25 May 2021 – Dear colleagues and friends Africa day –…

Memorandum of Agreement to strengthen development through astronomy in Africa

Cape Town, 26 May 2021 — The African Astronomical Society…

Dr. Charles Takalana in the news

In this great interview, Dr. Takalana, who also coordinates…

Pressures on Blue-Skies Research

Our colleague Vanessa McBride has written an Article in The…

Celebrate Africa Day on May 25th with your stories of the Moon

25 May is celebrated as Africa Day every year. There will be…

2021 African Radio Interferometry Winter School

28 June 2021 to 2 July 2021 Free online workshop presented…

6th East African Astronomical Society (EAAS) Workshop

The sixth East African Astronomical Society (EAAS) workshop…

Sub-Saharan Africa Astronomy Summer School

Galaxies, Extrasolar planets and Stellar physics: Gazing into…

Inaugural Annual Conference of the African Astronomical Society

The meeting will focus on the science coming out of Astronomy…

The South African Astronomical Observatory celebrates 200 years

Founded in 1820, the SAAO is the national centre for optical…

Launch of the African Astronomical Society

The African Astronomical Society (AfAS) was relaunched at the…

African astronomy in the news

In 2018, MeerKAT was launched and has given us the clearest…

Host City: Cape Town

Cape Town is not only the most popular international tourist…