Africa’s Space Economy: The USD 22 Billion Opportunity Hidden in Plain Sight
What if the world's most crowded market were actually its most opportune? What if the simultaneous presence of multiple major players didn't signal saturation but rather validated untapped potential?
Africa's space sector, a constellation of over two dozen national programmes and dozens of operational satellites, is witnessing an unprecedented phenomenon: China, the United States, and the…
RASCOM Strengthens Africa’s Satellite Governance Through Strategic Partnership with Kratos Communications and Liviasoft
Source: RASCOM
The Regional African Satellite Communication Organisation (RASCOM) has expanded its mandate to strengthen Africa’s satellite monitoring and governance capabilities through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kratos Communications and Liviasoft. The agreement was formalised during the Kratos and Liviasoft Satellite Monitoring Forum held in Doha, Qatar.
The high-level…
Axelspace Signs MoUs with GSSTI and RCMRD to Advance Satellite Data Utilisation in Africa
From (L-R) Genevieve Edna Apaloo, Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana to Japan and Yuya Nakamura, President and CEO, Axelspace, at the signing ceremony on stage at NIHONBASHI SPACE WEEK 2025. Source: Axelspace
Axelspace Corporation, a pioneer in microsatellite development and Earth observation (EO) data solutions, has signed separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with two key African…
Eutelsat Group Records EUR 106.4 million in Revenue from Africa in FY 2024-25
Source: Eutelsat
Eutelsat Group reported revenue of EUR 106.4 million (USD 123.6 million) from its satellite services in Africa for the fiscal year ending June 2025. This reflects a 2.83% decline compared to the previous fiscal year’s revenue of EUR 109.5 million (USD 121.9 million), indicating a modest contraction in the company’s regional performance. Additionally, the decline was…
AfriGEO Symposium 2025: Charting the Path for Africa’s Geospatial Capability
Cross-section of participants at the AfriGEO 2025 in Dakar. Source: AfSA
From October 6th to 9th, 2025, Dakar hosted the 9th AfriGEO Symposium, themed "From Data to Impact: Strengthening Africa's Geospatial Future." The symposium brought together governments, policymakers, researchers, technologists, and community advocates with a shared focus: transforming Earth observation data into…
Nigeria Advances USD 3.9 Million Geodetic VLBI Project, a First for West Africa
South Africa's VLBI facility. Source: SARAO
Nigeria is set to establish a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) facility at the Centre for Geodesy and Geodynamics in Toro, Bauchi State, marking a significant step in advancing the nation’s space science capabilities. Led by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), the initiative places Nigeria among a select group of…
ArkEdge Space Expands Cooperation with African Nations on Space Data and Skills Development
Source: ArkEdge Space
ArkEdge Space has signed several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and Letters of Intent (LoIs) with African space actors on the sidelines of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) and the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC). The agreements aim to promote social development and human capacity building through the effective…
The Billion-Dollar Satellite Game: Africa Becoming an Equal Player
Africa's challenges with orbital slot allocation stretch back nearly five decades to the establishment of the original satellite broadcasting plan in 1977. Since then, the continent has struggled to maintain access to allocated resources as the geostationary orbit has become increasingly congested. To make matters even worse, many of the resources became obsolete due to interference from other…
African Development Satellite Project Marks Key Continental Milestones
Kenyan satellite engineers, Capt Jackson Koll together with engineers Mr Brian Oure Omollo and Mr Evans Yomu Kidada working on the Electrical Power Subsystem (EPS) for the African Development Satellite (AfDevSat) mission. Source: Kenya Space Agency
The African Development Satellite (AfDevSat) is advancing steadily in 2025, bringing together six African nations, namely Egypt, Ghana, Kenya,…
EO AFRICA R&D Facility Unveils 10 New African-Europe Research Projects
Source: EO AFRICA R&D Facility
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) EO AFRICA Research and Development Facility has unveiled ten research projects to be carried out by African-European tandems, selected from 143 applicants. This announcement follows the groundbreaking outcomes of the 4th proposal round, launched in April 2025. Commencing in September 2025 and running for 15 months, these…