https://spacewatch.global/tag/afsa/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:18:40 +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/afsa/ 32 32 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/2025/01/african-space-agency-to-be-inaugurated-at-2025-newspace-africa-conference-in-april/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61732 Space in Africa, in collaboration with the African Space Agency and the Egyptian Space Agency, is organizing the fourth edition of the NewSpace Africa Conference from 21st to 24th April 2025 in the Egypt Space City, Cairo, Egypt. The conference will also witness the official inauguration of the African Space Agency, in Egypt]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/06/space-in-africa-releases-its-2024-african-space-budget-report/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55453 Space in Africa has released its 2024 African Space Budget Analysis Report. The analysis showed that in 2024, African nations budgeted USD 465.34 million for their space programs, a 27.86% decrease from 2023's revised allocation of USD 643.13 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.]]>