Space Technology in Senegal

In Senegal, the approach of Ramazan brings divisive arguments over the moon.

The country’s only astronomical society is pushing for reform to inject some science into the process of determining the beginning of Ramazan, but faces opposition from traditionalists in the conservative west African nation.

The National Commission for the Observation of the Lunar Crescent (CONACOCC) has the task of determining the beginning of each lunar month and this week declared that Ramazan would start on Friday.

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