Angola’s National Space Program Management Office, GGPEN, took centre stage on the opening day of ANGOTIC 2026 in Luanda on 11 June, using the continent’s largest ICT forum to advance strategic partnerships, host high-level diplomatic meetings, and assert space technology’s role as a driver of...

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) hosted the second International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Space Weather User Workshop. The two-day event ran from 8 to 9 June 2026, welcoming global delegates alongside local...

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has received 624 applications from the public requesting a review of its decision to deny an operating licence to Starlink Internet Services Namibia (Pty) Ltd. CRAN executive for communication and consumer relations, Mufaro Nesongano...

Thirty schools across Kenya began the 2026 academic year with satellite internet connectivity for the first time, following a programme initiated by Grow X Education, a US-based education technology organisation, in partnership with the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in...

Nairobi became the focal point of global discussions on data and space technology from June 2 to 5, hosting the first-ever Global Data Festival on African soil alongside the third Kenya Space Expo and Conference. The four-day event, co-organised by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the...

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Italian Space Agency have announced a new partnership aimed at bringing critical space law expertise to Africa, with a regional technical advisory mission planned for Malindi, Kenya, this November. The mission, organised under...

The second edition of Senegal Space Week convened in Dakar from 19 to 22 May 2026, once again bringing together representatives from government, academia, industry, and the international space community under one roof. Organised by the Agence Sénégalaise d’Études Spatiales (ASES), the event has...

The Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) has formally joined the Augmented Navigation for Africa (ANGA) programme, becoming the latest national space agency to affiliate with the continent’s most advanced satellite-based navigation initiative. The membership was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding...

Starlink has delivered 150 satellite connectivity kits to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to support the ongoing Ebola outbreak response in Ituri Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The donation is the latest in a series of instances in...