Africa Needs Telemedicine to Overcome its Healthcare Challenges
Telemedicine is the provision of medical services to patients remotely when the doctors and patients are physically separated using the two-way voice and visual communication. Modern technology has enabled doctors to consult patients by the HIPAA compliant video conferencing tools powered by satellite tech. Consequently, Telemedicine is already playing a huge role in cost reduction in wellness.……
Who Manufactured Africa’s 41 Satellites?
As of June 2020, 11 African countries: Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morrocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Sudan, have launched a total of 38 satellites. A group of institutions from several African countries collaboratively launched three additional multilateral satellites: RascomStar-QAF-1, RascomStar-QAF-1R and the NewDawn Satellite (now wholly owned by Intelsat),…
Who Manufactured Africa’s 41 Satellites?
As of June 2020, 11 African countries: Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morrocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Sudan, have launched a total of 38 satellites. A group of institutions from several African countries collaboratively launched three additional multilateral satellites: RascomStar-QAF-1, RascomStar-QAF-1R and the NewDawn Satellite (now wholly owned by Intelsat),…
GGPEN Fellows Begin Training at Aerospace Valley, Spaceseed & Airbus
Scholarship students from the Angolan National Space Management Office (GGPEN) have started their internship at prestigious companies in the space area, following the completion of the first part (theoretical and practical) of the master's degree program which began in mid-September 2019, in Toulouse, France. The graduate study took place at one of the oldest and most renowned universities in the…
Understanding China’s Expansive Interest In Africa’s Space Sector
In December 2004, the Nigerian government contracted the China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) for the turnkey and in-orbit delivery of the Nigerian Communications Satellite, NigComSat-1. Estimated at USD 300 million and funded by China EXIM Bank, the deal marked China's first export of a turnkey satellite and launch service, paving the way for Beijing's entrance into Africa's space…
Understanding China’s Expansive Interest In Africa’s Space Sector
In December 2004, the Nigerian government contracted the China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) for the turnkey and in-orbit delivery of the Nigerian Communications Satellite, NigComSat-1. Estimated at USD 300 million and funded by China EXIM Bank, the deal marked China's first export of a turnkey satellite and launch service, paving the way for Beijing's entrance into Africa's space…
These New StartUps Are Contributing To The Mission Of GGPEN In Angola
The Angolan National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN) was established with the mission of promoting the peaceful use of space, as well as conducting strategic studies aimed at establishing cooperation agreements with technical and scientific institutions in the space domain. In addition, GGPEN works towards ensuring the creation of national technological and human competencies and the…
NigComSat: Nigeria’s Satellite Company Still Not Profitable After 14 Years
When the Nigerian Communication Satellite company, NigComSat, was incorporated in 2006, the government had ambitious plans for it. The country’s excitement overflowed the following year with the launch of Sub-Saharan Africa’s first geostationary communication satellite. By April it will be 14 years since the journey started, but NigComSat’s scorecard remains unsatisfactory.
Domiciled under the…
Delegation Of China Great Wall Industry Corporation Visits Angola Space Agency
A delegation from China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) yesterday visited the premises of the Department of Space Sciences and Applied Research (DCEPA) of the Angola National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN) to find out and learn about the work of the department, with the aim of identifying partnerships regarding space industry and technology.
Created in 2013 by Presidential…
Angola Sends Six Technicians to France to Gain Advanced Knowledge in Space Engineering
Six technicians from the Angola's National Space Programme Management Office (GGPEN) are on their way to the city of Toulouse in France, where they will pursue Masters in Space at one of the world's oldest and most prestigious universities in space science and technology, ISAE-SUPAERO (translated National Higher French Institute of Aeronautics and Space)
This opportunity is the result of a…