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Why Somalia matters to Turkey’s growing space ambitions

Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia’s position near the equator and its long Indian Ocean coastline are making it a key part of Turkey’s push for independent access to space, as Ankara develops a launch facility near Warsheikh in Middle Shabelle. The project gained fresh attention after outgoing Turkish ambassador Alper Aktaş said a first satellite launch […] The post Why Somalia matters to Turkey’