The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Italian Space Agency have announced a new partnership aimed at bringing critical space law expertise to Africa, with a regional technical advisory mission planned for Malindi, Kenya, this November.
The mission, organised under UNOOSA’s Global Space Law Project, marks a new chapter in the longstanding collaboration between UNOOSA and Italy’s Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) on the peaceful use and exploration of outer space.
Demand for UNOOSA’s technical advisory support has grown steadily as more countries seek to establish or strengthen their national space frameworks, whether to close regulatory gaps that leave them vulnerable to exploitation, or to actively develop their domestic space sectors.
Partnerships such as this one allow UNOOSA to fulfil its commitment to assist all UN Member States in developing, implementing, and updating their national frameworks in line with international space law.
The results of previous missions speak for themselves. States that UNOOSA has worked with have gone on to ratify treaties, establish space agencies, and register their satellites.
The November mission in Kenya is the next step in that record of tangible, on-the-ground impact.
Source: https://spaceinafrica.com/2026/06/09/unoosa-and-the-italian-space-agency-join-forces-to-strengthen-space-law-across-africa/