The first African nation to sign the Artemis Accords was Nigeria.
Agreements for responsible and peaceful international exploration of the moon are laid out in the Artemis Accords. The inaugural space forum was a part of the first day of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.
The United States State Department issued a statement about the addition of Nigeria and Rwanda. The Artemis Accords were signed by Nigeria and Rwanda. The peaceful exploration and use of outer space was discussed by participants in the Forum, which was part of the U.S.- Africa leaders summit.
The international moon exploration framework is important.
According to the statement, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed the Accords on behalf of the country.
The State Department states that "signatories commit to principles to guide their civil space activities, including the public release of scientific data, responsible debris mitigation, registration of space objects, and the establishment and implementation of Interoperability standards."
NASA and the U.S. State Department launched the Artemis Accords in 2020 to advance space cooperation between countries. The Accords set of principles and best practices for exploration were signed by Nigeria and Rwanda.
NASA's Artemis program aims to establish a sustainable human presence on and around the moon by the end of the century.
The United States, Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates were the first countries to sign up. Russia and China argue that the accords are a power grab by the US and its allies.
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