icipe Appointed Long-Term Owner of the DE Africa Programme
Geoscience Australia (GA) has announced that the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) has been appointed as the Long-Term Owner of the Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) Programme. icipe will assume complete operational management of DE Africa from 1 April 2026, with services remaining fully operational during the transition period from December 2025 to March 2026.…
RCMRD Hosts DE Africa Satellite Office in Kenya
The DE Africa has officially opened a satellite office in Kenya at the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources Development. This was announced today during the opening of the RCMRD International Conference 2023 holding from 8 to 10 August 2023.
In addition to the DE Africa team, including Dr Thembi Xaba, Managing Director of DE Africa, special guests at the event included Hon. Judith Nabakooba,…
DE Africa Secures Additional Three Years Funding to Provide EO Data for Growth in Africa
In a press release on 28 March 2023 by Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa), the organisation secured three years of additional funding from the Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust. The grant will advance DE Africa’s objectives to continuously provide free and accessible Earth Observation (EO) data to Africa till 2026 and beyond.
The Managing Director of DE Africa, Dr Thembi Xaba,…
FAO, DE Africa and Frontier SI Collaborate to Enhance EO Use in Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Digital Earth Africa and Frontier SI have initiated a new collaboration to help African countries use Earth observations to produce land cover and crop statistics. The outcomes of this collaboration will help guide food security policy-making and thus better support countries to achieve Zero Hunger.
Through this partnership, FAO…
EU to include Africa in USD 6.8 billion high-speed ComSat Network
Europe intends to reassert its influence on the continent through development assistance, especially in the telecommunications sector. This is in reaction to China and Russia's inroads in Africa. The European Union (EU) has subsequently pledged EUR 150 billion (USD 170 billion) in aid package to Africa. The EU made this known during a two-day conference that brought EU leaders and 40 African…
DE Africa is Making Sentinel-1 Analysis Ready Data Available for Africa
Digital Earth Africa is making Sentinel-1 Analysis Ready Data (ARD) open and accessible for the whole African continent. This is in line with DE Africa’s goal to offer an operational data infrastructure that makes current and historical, analysis-ready satellite data freely available and openly accessible for the entire African continent. Sentinel-1 ARD will allow users to ‘look through cloud,’ a…
DE Africa, FrontierSI, COOi Studios and NGIS announce partnership to undertake Industry Engagement Study in Africa
Digital Earth Africa, FrontierSI, COOi Studios and NGIS have announced a partnership to undertake an industry engagement study in Africa. The study will provide vital insight into how the African industry engages with satellite imagery, focusing on African organisations working towards improving food security for the continent.
Furthermore, the study will connect with small businesses and…
IWMI Partners DE Africa To Leverage Remote Sensing Data For Water Management In Africa
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has partnered with Digital Earth Africa (DEA) to leverage state of the art remote-sensing and data management technologies to enhance the ability of African governments, communities and companies to better manage their water.
Water management is vital to Africa’s future, but limited water data makes it challenging. Earth observation satellites…
DE Africa Signs Partnership With RCMRD, AGRHYMET And ITC To Build Capacity For The Use Of Satellite Data Across Africa
Digital Earth Africa(DE Africa) has signed a partnership with the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Kenya, AGRHYMET Regional Centre in Niger and the Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, for the building and provision of skills and expertise needed for the use of satellite data in Africa.…
Could an African Spaceport Be the Answer to Growing Launch Demand? (Part One)
Source: SpaceX
The global space sector is projected to surpass USD 1.8 trillion by 2035, reflecting rapid expansion driven largely by growing demand for space technology. Satellite applications, in particular, have emerged as a primary growth driver, spanning multiple sectors including communications, Earth observation, military intelligence, and scientific exploration. This growth has been…