NewSpace Africa Conference 2026: Where Africa’s Space Inclusion Agenda is Set

In just a few years, the NewSpace Africa Conference has become the single most influential platform shaping the business, policy, and partnerships driving Africa’s space ecosystem. What began as a continental conversation for business development in the NewSpace ecosystem has evolved into a global gathering for African and foreign space industry stakeholders, where government leaders, investors, and innovators meet to translate ambition into action.

Since its inception, the NewSpace Africa Conference has united heads of national space agencies, ministers, investors, startups, and industry leaders to define how Africa participates in, and profits from, the global space economy. As the 2026 edition approaches under the theme “Inclusive Growth: Space for the Benefit of All Africans,” the focus expands beyond technology to equitable access, ensuring that the gains of space exploration and innovation reach governments, businesses, and communities alike.

In a continent where space technologies are driving smarter farming, better connectivity, and faster disaster response, the NewSpace Africa Conference stands as the bridge between ambition and access, ensuring that space truly works for every African. It’s where innovation turns into inclusion, and where visionaries come together to turn Africa’s space potential into tangible benefits for its people, industries, and economies. The NewSpace Africa conference has become the hub where decisions that shape the continental space agenda are made.

A Track Record of Growth and Impact

From its maiden edition in 2022 in Kenya where the conference gathered 100 delegates from 72 African and foreign organisations, it made a jump to 400 delegates from 50+ countries and over 150 companies by 2023, and has grown to 600 delegates from almost 300 organisations and 63 countries and tens of exhibitors from African and foreign space players, with immeasurable impact across various industry verticals, including high-level government participation from the the EU and ESA, the US, France, Russia, China, and Japan. 

Through past editions, the conference has become the hub for launching ground-breaking initiatives for continental space development programmes. For instance, the African Space Council was officially inaugurated at the 2024 edition of the conference in Luanda, Angola, and in 2025 in Egypt, the African Space Agency headquarters was officially opened and inaugurated, and the EUR 100 million Africa-EU Space Partnership project was launched, a new beginning for inter-generational space programme development for Africa.

But the NewSpace Africa Conference is more than a conference — it’s a dealmaking arena. The NewSpace Africa Conference has facilitated about 10 bilateral agreements between governments, intergovernmental agencies, and private sector players between 2024 and 2025. Each year, the conference drives measurable outcomes: new MOUs between governments and private entities, investor commitments, and cross-border partnerships that move beyond talk into tangible implementation. It’s a gathering where policy meets business, and vision meets execution, amplifying Africa’s collective capacity to harness space technologies for inclusive growth and sustainable development.

Gateway to the Future of Africa’s Space Inclusion

With participation from 110 governmental & intergovernmental organisations and 150 commercial companies, the conference proves itself to be an arena of niche audiences across all space industry segments for sales managers, business development professionals and CEOs. For international businesses, it offers direct access to African decision-makers and regulatory bodies, creating the ideal environment for lobbying, joint ventures, and market entry strategies. For African startups and companies, it’s where new partnerships are signed, pilots are launched, and funding is unlocked.

Furthermore, for sales and business development teams, the conference provides access to one of the most focused and relevant audiences on the continent, senior officials, procurement leads, and technical directors from both government and industry. And for young professionals, it’s where career-defining conversations happen, with employers, mentors, and institutions driving Africa’s next wave of space innovation.

As Africa continues to expand its space footprint, the NewSpace Africa Conference remains the most strategic entry point for stakeholders looking to understand, influence, and invest in this fast-evolving market. For anyone serious about doing business or policy in the African space, this is where the future is developed and negotiated, and you should be there. 

Now is the time to be part of Africa’s most influential space gathering. Whether you are looking to sponsor and position your brand among the continent’s key decision-makers, exhibit your products and innovations to an engaged B2G and B2B audience, or register to participate in high-level dialogues that shape the future of Africa’s space industry, the NewSpace Africa Conference 2026 is where it all happens.

Join us in Libreville, Gabon, from April 20–23, 2026, and connect with the people, partnerships, and policies driving Africa’s next frontier.