In 3-5 years, Ethiopia is planning to launch a Satellite into orbit

[GalliumerianSlayer]

In three to five years, Ethiopia will be part of the list of countries with a civilian satellite orbit launched into space. It is to help better predict weather conditions and for remote sensing activities in the country.
Phys.org reported that this announcement came just after a severe drought left more than 10 million people hungry, leading them to kill several thousands of animals in two years. This puts Ethiopia on the growing list of African countries with space ambitions, although it is not yet clear how much the satellite will cost and whether or not it will have military uses.
AFK Insider noted that the Mekele Institute of Technology in Ethiopia actually launched a rocket called Alpha Meles in November 2015. The said rocket, which launched 30 kilometers in space, cost an estimated US$2.3 million to develop, build and launch.
Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Technology spokesperson Wondwossen Andualem said that they will likely launch their first satellite from a facility in China. But he added that Ethiopia is currently aiming to be a space science hub: they even have a Space Science Council chaired by the Prime Minister.
In a report by All Africa, Wondwossen Andualem shared that a prototype of the carrier rocket has already been prepared as a launch pad for their actual work. He emphasized that efforts are already underway for the country to launch a medium-sized rocket into space by at least 2020.
Wondwossen Andualem also stated that the building capacity of these rockets have been in part due to the knowledge and technological exchanges with their development partners. However, the government stated that it plans on building satelites and launch rockets locally, with minimal help from foreign partners.
If successful, Ethiopia's manufacture of satellites and carrier rockets on a local scale could allow the country to compete with others in seeking to launch at the equator.

http://www.scienceworldreport.com/artic ... -orbit.htm

[PanSomaliNationalist]

That's if they avoid a civil war for another 3-5 years

[Museyusuf]

Why is it only Somali people who find Ethiopia scary and powerful. They are a third world Africa country. They are not powerful at all, but they are united and have a functioning recognised government.
But they do have the backing of China, they are a communist authoritarian government.
Ethiopia is one of the oldest civilisation on earth, but they got nothing to show for it, they are still one of the poorest nations on earth

[Sahibzada]

Ethiopia is basically paying the Chinese to do it.Ethiopia does not have the infrastructure,technology or the brain power to complete such a task on their own.They can keep chasing mirage dreams untill it implodes into full blown civil war.

[theyuusuf143]

Alpha meles Lool , those tigray minority group are just playing with Chinese made toys to deceive the real patriotic Ethiopians. Ethiopia needs equality and stability before any thing else. If The tigray led Junta government keep killing and oppressing the 99% all their fantasies will never be materialized. You need to build the people before building any thing else. Killing the youth and building science labs over their died bodies is not development it's a disaster. The only way Ethiopia can move forward is to change its current system and allow free and fair elections .

[Waachis]

Pointless when Ethiopia is potentially close to collapse