Eutelsat has announced a new commitment to extend broadband satellite connectivity to an additional 2 million people across Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030, building on a track record of digital inclusion initiatives that stretches back over a decade on the continent. The pledge was made at the ITU...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...