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Madagascar has become the third African market to test direct-to-cell satellite connectivity, after Airtel Madagascar completed a live trial in partnership with SpaceX and the Ministry of Digital Development, Posts and Telecommunications (MNDPT). The demonstration took place in Sadabe on 11 July, in the presence of Minister Mahefa Andriamampiadana, officials from the Communications Regulatory Authority […]

Mali’s Minister of Communication, Digital Economy, and Administrative Modernisation, Alhamdou Ag Ilyène, has raised the prospect of establishing a national space agency and developing shared satellite capabilities within the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) during a meeting with ITU Deputy Secretary-General Tomas Lamanauskas on the sidelines of the WSIS Forum 2026 in Geneva. The discussions,

The recent official launch of Twoobii-OneWeb in Namibia brings high-speed, low-latency LEO satellite services to a region long underserved by traditional infrastructure. The launch, which brought together partners, clients, regulators, and media, unlocks genuine economic potential while narrowing the digital divide across Namibian business, tourism, and education sectors. Central to this development is the collaboration

Indian aerospace organisation Space Kidz India announces delegates from 31 African countries, including newly announced participant Namibia, are taking part in Mission ShakthiSAT, an India-led all-girls satellite and STEM education programme the organisation describes as the world’s largest of its kind. The claim was made in a press release issued by Space Kidz India and

The Republic of Botswana has become the sixth African country to sign the Artemis Accords, joining a growing group of nations on the continent formalising their participation in the United States-led framework for lunar governance. Hon David Tshere, Botswana’s minister of communications and innovation, signed the Accords on behalf of the country during a ceremony

Space in Africa is set to publish the first-ever NewSpace Africa Conference Impact Report, documenting the conference’s five-year journey from its inaugural edition in Nairobi in 2022 to its milestone 2026 edition in Libreville, Gabon. The report documents the evolution of Africa’s leading space industry gathering, highlighting the stakeholders, partnerships, and conversations shaping the continent’s

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has confirmed the dismissal of an application by the LEO-satellite internet services provider Starlink, bringing a long-running regulatory dispute closer to its conclusion. CRAN’s CEO, Emilia Nghikembua, noted that 622 of the 624 applications received did not meet procedural requirements. Of the remaining two, which were procedural and

Angola’s national communications satellite, ANGOSAT-2, has begun receiving signals and conducting operational testing at the Boane Earth Station in Maputo Province, Mozambique, marking the first active technical deployment of the satellite in the country. The testing is running in parallel with the signing of two bilateral cooperation memoranda between Angola and Mozambique, concluded on the

Starlink Internet Services Nigeria Ltd ended the quarter with 91,991 subscribers, narrowing the gap with long-time market leader Spectranet Ltd to 16,534, a competitive distance that stood at nearly 40,000 just five quarters earlier. Furthermore, Nigeria’s total active ISP subscriber base reached 352,006 across 2,508 points of presence in Q4 2025, up from 313,713 recorded

The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) convened its 69th session in Vienna from 10 to 18 June 2026, a gathering that opened with a symbolic changing of the guard. Professor Rafiq Akram of Morocco’s Royal Centre for Space Studies and Research, who had steered the Committee through its 68th