Satlyt Signs MoU with GGPEN to Accelerate EO and Geospatial Intelligence in Angola
(L-R) Dr Zolana João, Director General of GGPEN, and Rama Afullo, Founder and CEO of SATLYT, at the MoU signing ceremony at the GGPEN stand during ANGOTIC 2026. Source: GGPEN
Satlyt, a San Francisco-based space computing company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Angola's National Space Program Management Office, GGPEN, to advance Earth observation and geospatial intelligence…
Zimbabwe Accelerates Digital Inclusion as POTRAZ Expands Connectivity Infrastructure Nationwide
Source: POTRAZ
The Postal & Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has upgraded 98 Digital Centres with Starlink technology across Zimbabwe, including 10 centres in Masvingo Province alone. To improve service reliability and ensure sustainable operations in areas where grid power remains inconsistent, 59 Digital Centres and post offices have also been solarised…
Amazon Leo Selects Kenya for Its First African Satellite Gateway
Source: Amazon Leo
Amazon Leo, formerly Project Kuiper, has selected Kenya as the site for its first African satellite gateway, a strategic move aimed at challenging Starlink's early dominance in the continent's rapidly growing low-Earth orbit internet market.
The move comes after Amazon Kuiper Kenya Limited, a newly registered local subsidiary, submitted an application to the…
Can Africa Afford to Keep Following the Space Sector’s Old Playbook?
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying several payloads, among them the ClimCam Earth observation mission
The first generation of African space programmes had no real choice but to be imitative. You cannot develop satellite engineering capability without technology transfer from countries that already have it. You cannot build a ground segment without partners who have already built…
What Does SpaceX’s IPO Reveal About Africa’s Position in the Global Space Economy?
Launch of BOTSAT-1 Satellite from a SpaceX Falcon 9 Heavy rocket. Source: SpaceX
The May 2026 filing of SpaceX’s S-1 prospectus with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is more than a corporate milestone; rather, it highlights a structural divergence with important strategic implications for policymakers, investors, and regulators across the continent. The…
Space42 Reports USD 23.5 Million in African Revenue for FY 2025
As a newly merged entity between Al Yah Satellite Communications Company and Bayanat AI PLC, the combined company, Space42 PLC, generated USD 23.5 million in revenue from its African operations for the fiscal year ending 31 December 2025. While this marks a sharp increase from the USD 3.8 million recorded in 2024, the growth does not necessarily reflect a sudden surge in market demand or organic…
Does Africa’s Space Sector Have a Funding Problem, or a Market Problem?
In 2026, African governments committed a record USD 828 million to fund their space programmes, according to Space in Africa’s 2026 Space Budget Analysis Report. At the same time, founders across the continent continue to describe a very different reality, stating that there is not enough funding for African space ventures. Both claims are true. And that is where the contradiction begins.…
Amazon Leo Submits Licence Application to Launch Satellite Internet Service in Kenya
Source: Amazon Leo
Amazon’s local subsidiary, Kuiper Kenya, has applied to the Communications Authority of Kenya for regulatory approval to launch Amazon Leo, the company’s low Earth orbit satellite internet service, in Kenya. According to an official government gazette notice, Amazon Kuiper Kenya Limited filed an application for a Network Facilities Provider (NFP) Tier 2 licence, the same…
AXIAN Telecom and AST SpaceMobile Partner to Launch Direct-to-Device Satellite Mobile Network in Africa
Source: Axian Telecom
AXIAN Telecom, the parent company of a leading pan-African telecom group (Yas), and AST SpaceMobile have announced a strategic partnership to deploy direct-to-device (D2D) space-based mobile broadband network aimed at expanding connectivity across remote and underserved regions of the continent. The collaboration aims to enable voice, video, data, and internet…
Kenya Explores Partnership with Amazon Leo to Bridge the Connectivity Gap
John Kipchumba Tanui, Principal Secretary for Kenya’s State Department for ICT and Digital Economy, meets with Amazon LEO officials, led by Farouk Shamas Jiwa (Mato), to discuss collaboration on expanding satellite broadband connectivity across the country. Source: State Department of ICT & Digital Economy.
Kenya, through the State Department for ICT and the Digital Economy, has…