Djibouti Signs Deal With Hong Kong Company to Build Rocket Launch Site

Djibouti Signs Deal With Hong Kong Company to Build Rocket Launch Site
Djibouti Presidnet Ismaïl Omar Guelleh poses as he arrives at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, France, on Nov. 10, 2018. Eric Feferberg/AFP via Getty Images
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The Republic of Djibouti has signed a preliminary $1 billion deal with a Hong Kong company to build a facility to launch satellites and rockets in the African nation where the Chinese Communist regime has established a military base.

Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh signed the partnership agreement with Hong Kong Aerospace Technology on Jan. 10 for a five-year project to ensure the safe transportation of aerospace materials.

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