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…
Rwanda Signs MoU with Angola on Telecommunications and Space Cooperation
On June 19, Rwanda's Minister of Information, Communication and Innovation Technologies, Paula Ingabire, accompanied by Rwanda's Ambassador to Angola, Alfred Kalisa, as well as stakeholders in Rwanda’s public and private sector, visited the Funda Satellite Control and Mission Center (MCC) in Angola, as part of scheduled activities on the sidelines of the International Forum and Global Information…
GGPEN, Infrasat and Thales Alenia Start Project OpenGeoLab in Angola
As part of the strategy of training and continuous training of Angolan specialists in space engineering, on 20 June, the ANGOTIC Forum 2019 themed "Making the Future" held in Luanda at the Talatona Convention Centre. Representatives of the Angolan Space Agency known as the Management Office of the National Space Program (GGPEN), Infrasat (a business unit of Angola Telecom), and the…
Annexing Africa’s Space Sector, Who Has Signed The Most Deals On The Continent?
National governments, universities and the private sector in Africa spent over USD 3 billion towards the launch of 33 satellites from 1998 to April 2019, excluding replacement satellites (NigComSat-1R and RASCOM-QAF 1R), according to the African Space Industry Report.
The following foreign companies signed the most collaborative contracts pertaining to the design, manufacture and operation of…