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Eutelsat has announced the signing of a new distribution agreement with MSTelcom, a subsidiary of Sonangol Group, to deliver Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity services across key segments, including oil & gas, maritime, and fixed land operations. This partnership aims to provide secure, high-performance communications in remote and hard-to-reach locations. Under this agreement, […]

SES and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) have completed a major network upgrade of more than 200 telecommunications sites across Côte d’Ivoire, delivering reliable 2G and 3G mobile data services and extending connectivity to over 500,000 people in previously underserved rural areas. The upgrades, completed between May and June 2025, represent a key milestone in SES’s

At the Africa Tech Event 2025, held in Cape Town, South Africa, on November 11, 2025, Vanu, Inc., a provider of equipment, tools, and services that enable mobile network operators to serve rural communities profitably, announced a strategic agreement with Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network, Project Kuiper. The partnership aims to bring low-cost, high-quality

Botswana’s Minister of Communications and Innovation, David Tshere, has announced the country’s intention to launch a new Earth observation satellite, BOTSAT-2, marking the next phase in Botswana’s growing space ambitions. Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, Minister Tshere noted that the commercialisation of BOTSAT-1 data will play a pivotal role in supporting funding for the upcoming mission.

Over the past few years, the NewSpace Africa Conference has evolved beyond a gathering of industry leaders; it has become the continent’s most active dealmaking hub for space and satellite partnerships. Across successive editions, governments, private companies, and regional organisations have leveraged the conference to formalise collaborations that strengthen Africa’s space ecosystem. In conference halls,

From 7 to 10 October 2025, Europe and Africa deepened their growing partnership in the space sector during the Space Systems Engineering Training Course, held at the ESA Education Training and Learning Facility at ESEC-Galaxia in Belgium. The programme brought together young engineers from both continents to strengthen technical competence and foster collaboration in space

Botswana’s Minister of Communications and Innovation, David Tshere, has announced the country’s intention to launch a new Earth observation satellite, BOTSAT-2, marking the next phase in Botswana’s growing space ambitions. Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, Minister Tshere noted that the commercialisation of BOTSAT-1 data will play a pivotal role in supporting funding for the upcoming mission.

Starlink’s user base in Zimbabwe continues to expand, with the latest data showing an increase from 30,907 users in the first quarter of 2025 to 40,146 in the second quarter, marking a 29.98% rise over the period. According to the latest performance report by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), there has

The Regional African Satellite Communication Organisation (RASCOM) has expanded its mandate to strengthen Africa’s satellite monitoring and governance capabilities through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kratos Communications and Liviasoft. The agreement was formalised during the Kratos and Liviasoft Satellite Monitoring Forum held in Doha, Qatar. The high-level forum convened industry leaders and government representatives

On Oct. 25, 1671, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovered a new moon at Saturn Iapetus was the second moon anyone had ever found orbiting Saturn, and it was the first of four moons Cassini would discover at the ringed planet. The Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens had discovered Titan, the largest of Saturn’s moons, about