“The Missellinius Mask Head”, John Goba, Sierra Leone
The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) today announced a competition for African artists which will see the winner's creation gracing the launcher of a meteorological satellite in 2021. The announcement was made at the official opening of " Lumi'res d'Afriques ", a unique exhibition of African art being staged at EUMETSAT's Darmstadt headquarters during a six-week visit to Germany. "The competition will be officially launched in September in Abidjan, at the 13th biennial EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa, in partnership with African Artists for Development," EUMETSAT Director-General Alain Ratier said. "What I can say now is that an image of the winner's artwork will be featured on the fairing of the Ariane rocket which launches the first of our Meteosat Third Generation satellites." EUMETSAT has a decades-long association with Africa, Ratier said. "Accurate forecasts and warnings of severe weather are essential for the sustainable development of African nations in our changing climate, and EUMETSAT satellites play a key role," he said. "Because they are located above the equator, our Meteosat satellites monitor climate and severe weather events over the full African continent" "Because they are located above the equator, our Meteosat satellites monitor climate and severe weather events over the full African continent and even better than over Europe." The data from EUMETSAT satellites are delivered in real time to African users and regular training courses ensure they can get the most out of this information.
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