Excerpts from the 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference; Day Two
Hon Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo, Uganda’s Minister of State for Information, Communications, Technology (ICT), and National Guidance, delivered a keynote address. Iyanuoluwa Ipadeola/Space in Africa
The 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference began on its first day with policy and strategy discussions, including the signing of the AU-EU Gateway programme. Panel sessions examined the adoption and…
Key Insights from the 2025 Space Industry Outlook Webinar
Today, Space in Africa hosted the tenth edition of its webinar series, 2025 Industry Outlook: Implementation and Impact.” The session explored the remarkable progress made in Africa’s space sector in recent years, with 2024 standing out as another critical year for the continent’s expanding space ambitions. The discussion highlighted key industry trends, including government-led space programmes,…
Closing Day of the 2024 NewSpace Africa Conference; Excerpts
The 2024 NewSpace Africa Conference commenced on April 2, 2024, and featured several high-level discussions highlighting the experiences and uptake of space innovation, technologies, and applications among different stakeholders across the African space industry value chain.
Over the next four days, more than 400 delegates from 46 countries across four continents converged at the Talatona…
Excerpts from the 2024 NewSpace Africa Conference; Day One
Space in Africa, in conjunction with the African Union Commission and the Angola National Space Programme Management Office, under the auspices of the Ministry of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication (MINTTIC), is convening the 2024 NewSpace Conference from 2 to 5 April 2024 at the Talatona Convention Centre, Luanda, Angola.
The high-level gathering of public…
Highlights from the 2023 ANGOTIC Conference
The Angolan government organised the ANGOTIC 2023 conference, an International Forum of Information and Communication Technologies of Angola, in collaboration with the Ministry of Telecommunications, Information Technologies, and Social Communication. This three-day event, held from June 12th to June 14th, 2023, served as a platform for discussing and addressing the pressing global and future…
Excerpts from the 2023 NewSpace Africa Conference; Day Two
The 2023 NewSpace Africa Conference commenced yesterday with discussions highlighting the experiences and uptake of space innovation, technologies, and applications among different stakeholders . Continuing the first day, the second day consisted of high-level segments of keynote speeches, interactive sessions, panel discussions, B2B matchmaking, B2C matchmaking, startup pitch competition and…
Excerpts from the 2023 NewSpace Africa Conference; Day One
Space in Africa, in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Côte d’Ivoire, is convening the 2023 NewSpace Africa Conference from 25-28 April 2023 at Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The much anticipated high-level gathering of space actors on the continent records a massive turnout from 190 organisations,…
2022 in Review – Angola Space Programme
Angola has consistently gathered knowledge to support space strategies through participation in conferences and projects under the guidance of their national space agency and the Ministry of Telecommunications Information Technologies and Social Communication (MINTTICS). As a result, Angola launched its second satellite, the Ango-Sat 2, in October 2022. Furthermore, Angola has engaged foreign…
Over 23 African Countries to Launch Satellites by 2026
The importance of space technology and its derived data to sustainable development can not be overemphasised. Irrespective of a country’s development and sophistication in space science and technology, all countries have much to gain from active participation in space. Space technologies improve our understanding of the Earth and the world beyond and directly drive global socio-economic,…
Excerpts from the 2022 NewSpace Africa Conference; Day One
Space in Africa is convening its maiden event, the 2022 NewSpace Africa Conference, from April 25-27th, 2022, at the Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi, Kenya. The 3-day conference themed “Making Africa the New Hotspot for Space Business“ features selected keynotes, interactive sessions, panel discussions, business pitches, B2B matchmaking, B2C matchmaking and unique networking opportunities.
The…