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Inauguration of the West African Regional Office of Astronomy for Development
This is an image from the inauguration of the West African Regional Office of Astronomy for Development. The people in the photo are from left: Bonaventure Okere (Regional Coordinator for the West African Regional Office of Astronomy for Development, Nigeria), Kevin Govender (Director of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development, South Africa), Zaka K. Zacharie (Country Coordinator for Ivory Coast), Fidelix Opara (Director of the Centre for Basic Space Science in Nigeria), Kam Sie Zacharie (Country Coordinator for Burkina Faso), Eric Aggrey (Country Coordinator for Ghana), Patrice Okouma (Country Coordinator for Gabon) and Piero Benvenuti joining by video in the background (IAU General Secretary)
Credit:
IAU/ Dele from the Centre for Basic Space Science, Nigeria
