In early February 2026, Starlink announced it had paid for an operating permit in The Gambia but was still awaiting approval from President Adama Barrow’s government. The delay centres on questions about the country’s capacity to regulate and supervise satellite services, sparking debate over...

The African Meteorological Satellite Application Facility (AMSAF) has been launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, signalling a significant step towards strengthening nowcasting capabilities across African countries using next-generation satellite data. Severe weather across parts of Africa, including...

Every dry season, wildfires burn through tens of thousands of hectares across Ghana’s northern and middle belt regions. The Ghana National Fire Service and NADMO typically receive alerts after fires have already moved beyond containable perimeters. As a result, Ghana loses an estimated 2% of its...

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...