https://spacewatch.global/tag/rwanda-space-agency/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 27 May 2026 07:53:21 +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/rwanda-space-agency/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/iaf-postpones-gloc2026-scheduled-to-hold-from-2-4-june-in-rwanda-until-further-notice/ Wed, 27 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74233 The International Astronautical Federation has announced the postponement of the 2026 edition of the Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC 2026). The conference was scheduled to hold from 2-4 this June at the Kigali Convention Center in Rwanda. Postponed until further notice, the IAF cited the well-being of the conference's participants and health security as its highest priorities, inferring that the postponement was necessitated by prevailing health concerns around East and Central Africa. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/06/rwanda-leaps-forward-in-journey-to-build-robust-space-innovation-ecosystem/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 06:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=49269 The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) and the Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) hosted a multi-stakeholder workshop in Rwanda in support of the space agency’s drive to harness emerging space opportunities.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/12/rwanda-and-nigeria-sign-artemis-accords/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 07:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=45481 Rwanda and Nigeria have signed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Artemis Accords, becoming the first African nations to join the accords. Nigeria's Minister of Communication, Professor Ali Isa Pantami, and Rwanda's Space Agency CEO, Col Francis Ngabo, signed the agreement on behalf of their countries. The signatures took place under the sidelines of the US-Africa Space Forum on the sideline of the US-Africa Leaders' Summit in Washington DC, United States]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/10/rwanda-files-at-itu-for-nearly-330000-satellites/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 06:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=36633 Rwanda´s Space Agency (RSA) has filed a request with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to put nearly 330,000 satellites in space. The country has filed for 27 orbital so-called shells, a collection of orbits at the same altitude. The agency said the submission followed ITU regulations and procedures.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/07/spacewatchgl-share-african-space-industry-revenue-to-surpass-usd-10-24-billion-by-2024-despite-covid-19-setback/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34387&preview=true&preview_id=34387 As the leading analytics and consulting company focusing on the African space and satellite industry, Space in Africa has released the African Space Industry Annual Report, 2021 Edition. The report was built on the two previous editions to analyse space activities across the continent, industry dynamics, and trends, ]]>