Capacity Development at Digital Earth Africa – The Online Training Platform
Digital Earth Africa process openly accessible and freely available data to produce decision-ready products. The Australian-government funded organization is leveraging existing capacity to enable the use of earth observations to address critical challenges across Africa.
In late August, DEA launched a six-week training program as part of the transition to Digital Earth Africa’s continental-wide…
NASA Partners with South African University to use Space Data for Air-Pollution Management
United States of America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is partnering with epidemiologists and researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) to work on research towards measuring and assessing air pollution and its association with respiratory diseases, using space data.
The research is also going to cover the relationship between air pollution, birth conditions…
Nigeria Increases Space Budget, Kenya Launches Strategic Plan, African Countries Announce Future Satellite Projects, and More Stories Across the African Space Industry for October 2020
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The Ethiopian Space Science & Technology Institute (ESSTI) has appointed a new director, as the agency is also preparing to launch a nanosatellite in 2020.
Nigeria's Proposed 2021 Space Budget is a 23% Increase on 2020 budget. Nigeria is also preparing for the construction of two new satellites in 2021. In a surprising discovery, satellite is contributing only 0.2% to Nigeria’s…
PayTV vs OTT – Current Market Trends in Africa
Africa’s Pay TV market has grown tremendously over the last decade, mainly driven by the analog to digital migration adoption in many countries. As adoption continues, Pay-TV subscribers are expected to reach 47 Million by 2025, up from 30 Million at the end of 2019. Over the same period, Industry revenues are expected to grow by approximately 45% up from 5.54 Billion to 8.08 Billion, indicating…
SANSA Breaks Down USD266m Budget, AngoSat-2 Set for Launching, USA Raises Alarm over Chinese Deal, African CEO Challenges SpaceX and Other Top Stories in the African Space Industry for September 2020
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South African National Space Agency (SANSA) on Thursday, September 17, 2020, hosted journalists to a virtual media briefing, where the duo of South Africa’s Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande and SANSA’s CEO, Valanathan Munsami answered questions on South Africa’s USD266 million Space Hub. Both men discussed the projections for the Space Hub,…
A Space Science Project in Africa is Opening up New Horizons
Eight countries across Sub-Saharan Africa are taking part in the world’s largest-ever radio astronomy initiative.
“I’m looking at data that no-one else has studied yet, which is quite challenging but also very exciting. It’s down to me to find meaning out of what I’m looking at.”
Willice Obonyo from Kenya is studying radio signals emitted during early stages in the formation of stars. He’s…
A Space Science Project in Africa is Opening up New Horizons
Eight countries across Sub-Saharan Africa are taking part in the world’s largest-ever radio astronomy initiative.
“I’m looking at data that no-one else has studied yet, which is quite challenging but also very exciting. It’s down to me to find meaning out of what I’m looking at.”
Willice Obonyo from Kenya is studying radio signals emitted during early stages in the formation of stars. He’s…
A Space Science Project in Africa is Opening up New Horizons
Eight countries across Sub-Saharan Africa are taking part in the world’s largest-ever radio astronomy initiative.
“I’m looking at data that no-one else has studied yet, which is quite challenging but also very exciting. It’s down to me to find meaning out of what I’m looking at.”
Willice Obonyo from Kenya is studying radio signals emitted during early stages in the formation of stars. He’s…
Why Kenya Should Not Abandon the Longonot Satellite Station
Reports of vandalism of metal parts at the defunct Longonot Earth Station was a low point for the Kenyan space community.
ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru’s response on Twitter was even more disheartening. His response was that the facility has been non-operational for decades and he does not manage private companies since it is now in the hands of Telkom Kenya. While it is true that the…
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.……