Virtual Webinar Series on African Space Topics
Our monthly webinar series is designed to provide valuable insights to professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and enthusiasts keen to understand the opportunities, challenges, and trends shaping the African space economy.
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- Content Development: Our subject matter experts will collaborate with your team to craft compelling and insightful webinar content.
- Speaker Curation: We will leverage our extensive industry network to secure knowledgeable and engaging speakers for your webinar.
- Registration and Promotion: Our team will manage the registration process and promote the webinar through our various channels to ensure maximum visibility and attendance.
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- Post-Webinar Activities: Following the webinar, we will provide a detailed conversation summary, highlighting key takeaways and insights for further dissemination.
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2025 Industry Outlook: Implementation and Impact
2024 witnessed monumental strides for Africa’s space aspirations, as many nations advanced their exploration programmes – several African countries launched new space infrastructure and made significant strides in their space programmes in 2024, further solidifying Africa’s place in the global space scene. On infrastructure, South Africa’s new sounding rocket facility, managed by the Aerospace Systems Research Institute, launched its first rockets, further establishing the country as a leader in developing high-performance hybrid rocket technology, and Kenya’s plans for the Luigi Broglio Space Centre in Malindi continues to take shape and will resume its role in launching Earth Observation satellites in a few years.
While Senegal, Djibouti, and Zimbabwe launched new satellites, Nigeria, Egypt, Botswana, and Zambia made progress with their satellite development plans, and the launch continues to get closer. Around policy and financing, Ghana launched its space policy, South Africa started a new EO innovation support fund to transform space-based ideas into tangible products and services that address pressing societal challenges, and Botswana launched a space science centre to further research in planetary sciences. LEO satellite connectivity providers have also proliferated the continent, bringing new solutions to existing problems, all the while causing new concerns for certain industry players. On the commercial side, more African NewSpace companies like Simera Sense, Crop2Cash, NewSpace Systems, and Cubespace Satellite Systems raised funding, expanded their operations and product offerings to global audiences and regions, partnered with international stakeholders to integrate their new product features in planned space projects, pushing Africa higher on the scale in the international space community. From infrastructure development to financing and research, Africa has made remarkable progress, and 2025 is the year to not only expect more but to see the impact of recent developments on the industry, especially with the inauguration of the African Space Agency this April.
This webinar will focus on evaluating the tangible effects of these developments on Africa’s socio-economic landscape, discuss how satellite launches, infrastructure projects, and policy changes have influenced sectors like agriculture, education, disaster management, space funding, and connectivity, and provide insights into the strategic direction for Africa’s space industry in the coming years. In addition, we will identify emerging opportunities, potential pitfalls, and areas requiring policy attention and highlight successes and challenges to help foster a collaborative and progressive space ecosystem in 2025.
- Examine how the significant advancements in Africa’s space sector during 2024 have impacted socio-economic areas, setting the stage for 2025.
- Share actionable insights into the strategic direction of Africa’s space industry for 2025.
- Identify challenges such as regulatory gaps, integration issues with LEO connectivity providers, and funding bottlenecks, proposing solutions to overcome these hurdles.
- Promote dialogue and partnerships between African governments, NewSpace companies, and international players to strengthen Africa's space ecosystem.
