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An Angolan delegation led by Mário Augusto da Silva Oliveira presided over the official launch of the ANGEO-1 Earth Observation satellite project at the facilities of Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France. The event marks the formal start of the satellite’s development and construction phase. The high-level delegation included senior officials from the Gabinete

Starlink has officially launched commercial operations in the Central African Republic, bringing high-speed satellite internet to one of Africa’s least connected nations and marking the service’s 28th African market. The rollout comes three months after CAR authorities approved Starlink’s licence in December 2025, during a ceremony in Bangui presided over by President Faustin-Archange Touadéra. The

The Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) has announced the launch of the Egyptian Space Academy, a specialised training institution focused on skills development in space science, technology, and emerging fields. The Academy builds on EgSA’s existing capacity-building work, which has included specialised training programs, support for university graduation projects, and regional training initiatives across Africa. It

Orange Tunisie has become the first operator in the country to offer a satellite internet solution capable of delivering speeds of up to 100 Mbps, primarily targeting isolated areas where terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure is limited or non-existent. Drawing on Eutelsat’s latest-generation satellite technology, Orange Satellite provides coverage across the entire Tunisian territory. This very high-capacity

Zimbabwe is seeking more than USD 200 million to finance the launch of a new telecommunications satellite to improve digital connectivity and strengthen the country’s ICT infrastructure, Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has announced. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) 2026 Business and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (BKPO) breakfast forum, Professor Ncube said

On 9 March 2026, the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) officially launched the Africa Business Innovation Lab (ABIL), set to position the country as a hub for space-driven innovation. The event, led by Acting Director General Brig. Hillary Kipkosgey underscores the country’s commitment to leveraging space technologies as a catalyst for economic growth, resilience, and opportunity.

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has officially commissioned and launched its Nanosatellite Data Receiving Ground Station in Windhoek on 4 March 2026, marking a significant milestone in the country’s growing space science capacity. The facility, housed under the University’s Namibia Institute of Space Technology, was funded by the Namibian Government and is

The University of South Africa (UNISA) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) have formalised a collaboration by signing an agreement to advance the Africa Millimetre Telescope (AMT) project, strengthening African-led research and collaboration across the continent. The agreement was finalised during a high-level visit to Namibia on 24 and 25 February 2026, led by Unisa

SES, a space solutions company, is expanding humanitarian connectivity at the Farchana refugee settlement in Chad in cooperation with emergency.lu, the public-private partnership led by Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, and the UN Refugee Agency. Within the framework of the Connectivity for Refugees initiative, the deployment utilises