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Uganda has officially granted an operational licence to Starlink, clearing the path for the company to begin formal service delivery in the East African country. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced the development in a post on X, confirming he had personally witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding and operational licence agreement between the […]

As Africa’s premier telecommunications body prepares for a pivotal leadership transition, four candidates from across the continent are vying to shape the digital future of 52 member states. The African Telecommunications Union’s Conference of Plenipotentiaries, set for Abuja this July, will determine who leads the organisation into a new four-year chapter, and with it, the

In Africa, when someone utters the word ‘space’, we very often think of Earth Observation, Satellite Communications, and sometimes even lunar exploration. Yet, the majority of smartphone owners use satellite navigation every day without realising it. So, the question is: what is Africa doing or planning for satellite Navigation? Among the few organisations invested in

Zimbabwe is Starlink’s fastest-growing market in Africa, and the numbers from Q4 2025 confirm just how quickly that growth is accelerating. The country closed the quarter with 67,057 VSAT subscribers, up from 50,949 the previous quarter and marking a 31.7% increase in just three months, representing an addition of 16,108 users. According to the latest

Four years ago, TRL Space, a satellite manufacturer headquartered in the Czech Republic, made a decision that most European space companies have discussed in boardrooms but never acted on: it moved its manufacturing capability to Africa. Not a training programme, not a memorandum of understanding, not a feasibility study. A cleanroom, a local engineering team,

The Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS) and Japanese space business platform Cross U have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a significant milestone in commercial space collaboration between Ethiopia and Japan. The agreement establishes a shared commitment between the two institutions to develop the space technology ecosystem and accelerate space business initiatives across

Ethiopia plans to establish a domestic satellite assembly, integration and testing (AIT) centre with Russian support, in a strategic push to build local space capabilities and emerge as a regional hub for satellite development. The Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute said the proposed facility would enable Ethiopian engineers to design, assemble, and test satellites

Amazon’s local subsidiary, Kuiper Kenya, has applied to the Communications Authority of Kenya for regulatory approval to launch Amazon Leo, the company’s low Earth orbit satellite internet service, in Kenya. According to an official government gazette notice, Amazon Kuiper Kenya Limited filed an application for a Network Facilities Provider (NFP) Tier 2 licence, the same

Morocco has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 64th country in the world and the fifth African nation to join the U.S.-led framework governing the future of civil space exploration. The agreement was signed in Rabat by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita during a meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, who was on

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