ghana: SAROAD’s Regional Secretariat Hub

Ghana: SAROAD’s regional hub for cross-border infrastructure and policy coordination in Southern Africa. Discover programs and partnerships

8 August 2014, Kitwe, Zambia: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) signed an agreement with the Copperbelt University (CBU) to host a Southern African regional node of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD). This became the second regional node to be established on the African continent after the East African Regional node and forms part of the IAU’s decadal strategic plan, which aims to realize the global societal benefits of astronomy. The signing follows the approval of a proposal from CBU which enjoyed the support of astronomy collaborators in Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and South Africa, including the South African Square Kilometre Array Project Office.