AfSA’s establishment follows years of meticulous planning, negotiations, and financial deliberations. In 2018, the AU’s Committee of Permanent Representatives convened to assess the structural and financial implications of setting up the agency. These discussions aimed to ensure that AfSA would be...

Nigeria is now the biggest player in cryptocurrency across Sub-Saharan Africa. It handled about $59 billion in crypto transactions from July 2023 to June 2024. This is nearly half of the region’s estimated $125 billion, according to a report by KPMG Nigeria and blockchain firm Chainalysis. This is...

Sidus Space has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Warpspace, a Japanese space-tech company specialising in near real-time high-speed communication network services. The agreement establishes the framework to pursue a Joint Venture focused on delivering integrated solutions for...

On March 21, 1965, NASA launched the Ranger 9 spacecraft on a mission to crash into a lunar crater. Ranger 9 was the last flight of NASA’s Ranger Program. The spacecraft would study the crater Alphonsus by crashing directly into it and taking pictures along the way. After launching on an...

Namibia’s Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation (MHETI) has commissioned AAC Space Africa and Astrofica Technologies to build a nanosatellite ground station and satellite mission design facility at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), reported Space in Africa...

The Luigi Broglio Space Centre in Malindi, Kenya, will resume its role in launching Earth Observation satellites in a few years said Italy’s Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso. The space centre was in use from 1964 until 1988, facilitating 27 launches through its San-Marco launch...

Ethiopia’s Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI) successfully commissioned a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiving station and a magnetometre at the Entoto Observatory and Research Center near Addis Ababa, reported Space in Africa. The project was developed with the South...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced plans to purchase an Earth Observation satellite using a $20m financing arrangement from Sicomines, a strategic mining partnership between Chinese and Congolese investors, reported Space in Africa. The announcement was made by Gilbert Kabanda...

Intelsat, in collaboration with MaxIQ Space, is expanding its Africa Space STEM Programme to schools in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Senegal. Now in its fifth year, the initiative will reach 12 schools and introduce in-person learning opportunities for students. The programme provides hands-on...