By Kelechukwu Iruoma
NATIONAL Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, Centre for Basic Space, Nsukka, CBSS, has advocated  better deal for youth development in space technology research to provide adequate solutions to myriad of problems facing Information Communication Technology in Africa.

The Acting Director, Dr. Bonaventure Okere, said this at the opening ceremony of West African International Summer School 2017 tagged: Ghana West African International Summer School for young Astronomers 2017.

The two week Astronomy Summer School was organised for young astronomers across space researchers, universities undergraduates and graduates to sharpen their intellectual capability in the field of space research, engineering and astronomy. Okere, a renowned Nigerian astrophysicist, described astronomy as a foundation for technological development.

He added that the giant stride taken by the Ghana government to develop its necessary infrastructure needed for astronomy is worthy of emulation by other West Africa countries.

On the progress African countries had made so far on the Astronomy awareness for the youths were the West African Regional Office of Astronomy for Development WAROAD office that is currently situated at the Centre for Basic Space Science, Nsukka, an activity Centre of National Space Research and Development Agency, Abuja Nigeria (NASRDA), had increased Astronomy awareness in West Africa through their numerous research activities.

Also, the Director General of Ghana Atomic Energy Centre, Prof. Benjamin Jabez Botwe Nyarko, said that research institute which gave birth to Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute and promised that the country is ready for the space race and with the successful conversion of a 32 Metre Satellite Communication dish for Radio Astronomy research, which Ghana had announced to the international Astronomy community.