https://spacewatch.global/tag/african-space-agency/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 22 May 2026 10:35:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/african-space-agency/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/the-african-and-european-space-agencies-are-calling-for-applications-from-african-earth-observation-startups/ Fri, 22 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74104 The African and European Space Agencies are jointly calling for applications from African EO startups under the Africa–EU Space Partnership Program.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/05/african-governments-budget-usd-426-31-million-for-space-programs-in-2025/ Tue, 27 May 2025 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65497 Space in Africa has published its 2025 African Space Budget Report, indicating a total allocation of USD 426.31 million. The Report aggregates annual budgets by African governments for space programs and explores the factors influencing budgetary decisions, including technological priorities and national strategic objectives.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/esa-council-finalizes-strategy-2040-amidst-other-decisions/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64517 The 332nd meeting of the ESA Council took place at the European Space Agency’s headquarters in Paris on March 19 and 20, 2025. The Council reached several decisions and finalized ESA's Strategy 2040, which will guide activities for the coming Council at the Ministerial level in November. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/spacewatchgl-opinion-what-can-the-global-space-industry-expect-from-africas-new-space-agency/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63617 The African Space Agency (AfSA) became more than just an idea when the African Union (AU) adopted the agency’s establishing statute in 2018 as an organ of the AU. In January 2023, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Egyptian Government - as host nation of the Agency, agreed upon the general framework regulating their relationship, consequently declaring the Agency open and operational. In April this year, AUC and the Egyptian Government will officially inaugurate the African Space Agency (AfSA) during the 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference, which will take place at Egypt Space City in Cairo, Egypt.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/spacewatchgl-opinion-how-africa-and-europe-may-be-compromising-private-sector-participation-in-the-african-space-industry/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52545 Africa, much like the US, Europe, and China, has demonstrated its interest in using space as a means to a societal end. In Africa’s case, the continent has awakened to how space, specifically space science and technology, can assist in addressing Africa’s social and economic challenges. The way the African Space Strategy puts it, Africa needs “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena." The rapid global development of spatial activities is a nifty representation of the fact that the same awakening happened in other parts of the world way before Africa. This may mean that Africa is late to the party, but perhaps it's more encouraging to see it as Africa being able to learn the best model for space development from other more advanced spacefaring nations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/04/spacewatchgl-opinion-how-the-european-union-and-the-african-union-are-stepping-up-cooperation-in-space/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 08:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48095 On 26 and 27 April, the EU Global Action will participate in the NewSpace Africa Conference 2023 to put on display success stories and explore the new opportunities emerging in the fast-growing African space sector, a sector in which Europe is strongly present and sees new opportunities for business cooperation and growth.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/01/african-space-agency-formally-inaugurated/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 07:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=46302 https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/spacewatchgl-share-africa-is-investing-more-money-in-space-and-satellite-industry/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25340&preview=true&preview_id=25340 The report builds on the 2019 industry report which reported the industry is over USD 7 billion of annual revenues and is projected to grow at a 7.3% compound annual growth rate to exceed USD 10 billion by 2024. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/ethipoia-review-by-carla-sharpe/ Thu, 19 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17832&preview=true&preview_id=17832 The 8th African Leadership Conference on Space Science and Technology for Sustainable Development was hosted at the UN Economic Commission for Africa, in Ethiopia from the 2nd to the 4th December 2019. Over 200 participants joined the conference from 31 countries, 21 of which were African countries.]]>