As part of a shared mission to promote business development and space technology collaboration between Africa and Japan, Solafune Inc. and the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement was formalised on April 23, 2025, on the sidelines of the 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference in Cairo. This partnership …

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Botswana has become the latest African country to install the Transient Array Radio Telescope (TART), further strengthening Africa’s capabilities in radio astronomy. This follows the successful installation of the telescope in Kenya, Mauritius, and South Africa, which complements a broader initiative to develop TART telescopes in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) partner countries. The installation …

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Djibouti, long recognised for its strategic location along global maritime trade routes, now asserts itself in the space sector. With ambitions to become a regional space science and technology hub, the country has successfully conducted its first Earth Observation EO mission, supported by French institutions, on April 9, 2025. This historic milestone builds upon Djibouti’s …

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During the NewSpace Africa Conference 2025, the Regional African Satellite Communications Organisation (RASCOM) and the Egyptian Satellite Company (Nilesat) formalised a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a Marketing Services Agreement. RASCOM Director General Timothy Ashong and Nilesat Chief Commercial Officer Hesham Sallam signed the agreements. The collaboration aims to improve digital connectivity, …

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The African space sector is witnessing significant advancements, driven by institutional and commercial initiatives. Governments and private entities across the continent are increasingly investing in satellite technology, Earth observation, and connectivity solutions to address pressing challenges in agriculture, disaster management, and infrastructure development.\ Against this backdrop, Airbus Defence and Space has positioned itself as a …

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Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, has officially launched in Cape Verde, marking it as the latest African country to approve and adopt the low-Earth orbit LEO satellite-based connectivity solution. This development brings the total number of countries where Starlink is operational to 117. Elon Musk announced the milestone on the microblogging platform X, emphasising its …

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Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration, H.E. Dr Badr Abdelatty, welcomed H.E. Dr Tidiane Ouattara, the President of the Council of the African Space Agency and Dr Sherif Sedky, the CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency EgSA, in a meeting to reinforce Egypt’s leadership in regional space initiatives and promote collaboration across Africa. Welcoming …

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With the prospective launch of the country’s first satellite, BOTSAT-1, in 2025, Botswana is positioning itself to maximise the opportunities in the rapidly growing space industry. The development of BOTSAT-1 is particularly remarkable given that Botswana currently lacks both a space agency and a space policy framework to drive and coordinate such space activities. This …

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