Ghana Space News

[SES and Africa Mobile Networks(AMN) Connects 5.8 Million in DRC, Expands Rural Mobile Coverage]

Luxembourg, February 26, 2026. SES Satellites and Africa Mobile Network (AMN) have strengthened connectivity across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), now supporting over 1,100 base stations and expanding population coverage by 27%. This milestone brings mobile network access closer to...

[Namibia Licenses OneWeb for Satellite Broadband Services]

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has licensed OneWeb to deliver Eutelsat’s OneWeb Business Broadband satellite connectivity services to Namibia through Q-KON’s distribution partners Echo Namibia, Oblixx Communication Networks (OCN), and RocketNet Namibia. The licence, issued...

[Kenya Explores Partnership with Amazon Leo to Bridge the Connectivity Gap]

Kenya, through the State Department for ICT and the Digital Economy, has initiated discussions with Amazon Leo, the Low Earth Orbit satellite broadband initiative, to explore potential collaboration to advance universal connectivity. John Kipchumba Tanui, Principal Secretary at the State Department...

[IAU OAD and RIIS Partnership to Advance Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Development in Africa]

The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD), a partnership between the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) under the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Research Institute for...

[ATU Launches Satellite Internet Training for African Regulators Amid Sector Expansion]

The African Telecommunications Union (ATU), in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), and Amazon, has launched an online capacity-building programme on low Earth orbit satellite internet services for...

[Skynopy and Safran Space Win SkyConnect Kenya Project to Digitise and Accelerate Antenna Commercialisation]

Paris, February 23, 2026. Skynopy has announced that it has been selected as a winner of the FASEP – Digital Infrastructures programme, a financing scheme of the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (Bercy), for the SkyConnect Kenya project. The initiative is...

[ArkEdge Space and Partners Establish Consortium to Accelerate Space Business Co-Creation in Africa]

ArkEdge Space Inc., a Tokyo-based space start-up delivering micro-satellite constellations from design through operations, has formed a consortium with General Incorporated Association Cross U (Cross U), Axelspace Corporation (Axelspace), and Double Feather Partners to promote structured...

[South Africa–Based International Astronomy Office Driving Sustainable Development]

The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD), a partnership between the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) under South Africa’s Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), has announced that 10 African projects have been selected for...

[Why Astronomy in Africa Is Not Just Pure Science, but a Driver for Impact and Innovation]

For centuries, Africa’s clear, dark skies have been an untapped natural resource. Today, that is changing. With the arrival of flagship projects like MeerKAT and the African Very Long Baseline Interferometry (A-VLBI) Network, the continent is converting its geographic advantage into a high-tech...