The Nigerian Space Program and the history, present, and future of space policy in Sub-Saharan African Geopolitics

With all of the press about Nigeria's problems with homophobia, corruption, and terrorism, it would be a surprise to many that Nigeria has an operational space program that has successfully produced two satellites. Gary C. Booker's book on the subject provides the reader with the background on Nigeria's space program and it's potential effects on African geopolitics. This essay was originally written in 2011, shortly after the overthrow of Libya's Mummar Gadaffi, creating a major change in the African Union power conclave.