USA Africa Dialogue Series - first female ph d student in astrophysics in dakar

great story. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/world/africa/astronomy-senegal-nasa-new-horizons.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&action=click&contentCollection=world&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

Aiming for the Stars, and a Chunk of Rock, in Senegal www.nytimes.com On a mission to improve science education, the country got a lift with the arrival of an international team of astronomers viewing the far reaches of space.