Call for Nomination: African Space Industry Top 10 Under-30 – Class Of 2020
Africa's premier space-focused consulting and media firm, Space in Africa (SiA), invites nominations from the public for the 2020 class of the prestigious African Space Industry Top 10 Under-30 award.
Launched last year in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon mission, the industry award recognizes outstanding young Africans breaking the limits of the Sky and…
The Growth of Satellite TV in Africa
In 1945 when British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke proposed what we now know as satellite television, the world had seen nothing like it. Yet, his theory was so widely accepted it earned him the Franklin Institute’s Stuart Ballantine Medal in 1963.
Clarke's proposal for satellites: From Wireless World Volume LI Number 10, October 1945 By the 23rd of July 1962, the first public…
Free-to-air Educational TV Makes Learning Easier in West Africa
A new TV channel entirely dedicated to learning educational content has been launched on Multi TV. This initiative, which is a partnership between The multimedia group and the online learning platform, Wolo, promises to improve access to quality education for secondary school students through their broadcast.
The Channel launched at the Super Morning Show on Joy FM on Monday. Acting General…
Uganda Set to Build Educational Satellite
Following the path of University of Michigan, MIT, University of Texas and other top universities around the globe, the International University of East Africa (IUEA) has submitted an application to the Uganda Communication Commission(UCC) to permit them to build their educational satellite which would be named the Satellite One (IUEA UGA. SAT 1).
This is in line with the country's history of…
Aerial & Maritime Shuts Down By Investor
Aerial and Maritime Ltd (A&M), the satellite-based tracking services company based in Mauritius has entered a settlement agreement with GomSpace. A&M was established in October 2015 as a spin-out project from GomSpace. The objective of A&M was to own and operate a constellation of nanosatellites to be launched into a low-inclination Equatorial orbit for monitoring the whereabouts of…
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),…
West Africa Countries Collaborate for Airspace Safety
Countries in the West Africa sub-region are seeking to establish a unified communication and surveillance systems for coordinating and improving airspace safety. Simon Allotey the Director-General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), made this disclosure during an interview with Buisness24, a Ghana-based media outlet. The DG revealed that bilateral agreements are in the works.
“We are…
Africa4Future Aerospace Accelerator Unveils Ten Startups In A Virtual Showcase
On Thursday, 11 June 2020, the Africa4Future Aerospace Accelerator held a virtual showcase revealing the ten newest African startups from the program that are using remote sensing technology to address the food insecurity and infrastructure deficit challenges across the continent.
The event, which kicked off with a media briefing, gathered investors, development practitioners, corporate…
Africa4Future 2020 Set to Unveil Startups in Cohort at Virtual Showcase
On Thursday, June 11th, 2020, the virtual showcase of the third edition of the Africa4Future will unveil ten newest African companies from the programme using remote sensing technology (satellite imagery) to address the food insecurity and infrastructure deficit challenges across the continent.
The online event powered by Airbus Bizlab, Make-IT in Africa (a project implemented by GIZ), UP42,…