https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-in-africa/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:10:59 +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/space-in-africa/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/libreville-gabon-to-host-2026-edition-of-the-newspace-africa-conference/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68193 Space in Africa, AfSA and AGEOS are organizing the 2026 edition of the NewSpace Africa Conference in Libreville, Gabon, from 20th to 23rd April 2026 Themed “Inclusive Growth: Expanding Space Benefits to all Africans,” the upcoming edition will explore how space technologies and applications can drive equitable socio-economic development across the continent. Early-bird registration is open until November 30, 2025, while regular registration will be open till March 31st, 2026]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/07/jaguar-space-set-to-launch-seeds-from-emerging-space-nations-to-the-iss/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66536 Jaguar Space's "Emerging Space Nation’s Space for Agriculture & Agriculture or Space" payload will tentatively launch to the ISS tomorrow, July 31, 2025. The Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Kennedy Space Center, with docking at the ISS expected in early August.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/06/jaguar-space-signs-mous-with-nigerias-space-agency-and-space-in-africa/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=65820 Jaguar Space has signed individual MoUs with Nigeria's space agency and Space in Africa for space-based agricultural research with a focus on contributing to long-term strategies for food security and sustainability.]]> 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/2025/01/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/2024/10/africas-space-industry-valued-at-usd-22-64-billion/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61435 Space in Africa has released the 2024 edition of its African Space Annual Industry Report. Currently valued at USD 22.64 billion, the market is set to experience substantial growth by 2026, driven by strategic initiatives in satellite manufacturing, infrastructure development, and the rise of NewSpace companies. ]]> 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/08/space-in-africa-publishes-annual-african-space-report/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 06:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50776 Space in Africa, a media, consulting, and analytics company, has published the 2023 edition of its African Space Industry Report. The report projects the African space economy to grow by 16.16% to USD 22.64 billion by 2026, and with the remarkable spurt in the economy in 2022, the industry is on track to reach this target.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/08/african-space-and-satellite-industry-valued-at-usd-19-49-billion/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=42813 Space In Africa published the the African Space Industry Annual Report displaying how space economy is becoming a strategic tool for boosting the national economy and contributing toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa.  According to the report, the African space industry was valued at USD 19.49 billion in 2021.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/02/nairobi-to-host-newspace-africa-conference-2022/ Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:30:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=39122 The inaugural edition of the NewSpace Africa Conference 2022 will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 25th to 27th April. The event is organized by Space in Africa in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the Kenyan Space Agency. The theme of the event is “Making Africa the New Hotspot for Space Business”.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/08/spacewatchgl-opinion-space-initiatives-in-africa-offer-a-canvas-of-opportunity/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=35020 More than ever before, the promise and potential in space is available to those with the ambition to reach for it. Nowhere is this story more exciting and compelling than in Africa. Considering the goals and priorities detailed in the African Union’s (AU) Agenda 2063, the socio-economic and professional development many African nations seek can be facilitated and accelerated by space activities. ]]> 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, ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/05/space-cafe-webtalk-with-temidayo-oniosun-recap-crunching-the-numbers-comparing-governments-allocation-of-space-funding/ Wed, 05 May 2021 09:34:44 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32499 During this week’s Space Café, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening caught up with Nigerian-born Temidayo Oniosun, the Managing Director and Founder of Space in Africa, an African media platform, analytics and consulting company that works in the space and satellite sector.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/04/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-33-minutes-with-temidayo-oniosun-on-4-may-2021/ Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=32022 Join SpaceWatch.Global for an interesting and informative Space Café WebTalk featuring Temidayo Oniosun, Managing Director, Space in Africa, Lagos, Nigeria. A month ago a report on "Global Space Budgets - A Country-level Analysis" was released. This report examines the space budgets of 106 governments and analyses how they have changed between 2018 and 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/04/nigerian-space-agency-appointed-dr-halilu-shaba-ahmad-as-new-director-general/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=31936 Dr Halilu Shaba Ahmad got confirmed as the third Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, as Space in Africa reported. Prior to his appointment as the Director-General of NASRDA, Dr Ahmad served in various leadership capacities since joining the Space Agency Agency in 2009. Most recently, he served as the Director of Strategic Space Applications, in which capacity]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/03/spacewatchgl-share-global-space-budgets-a-country-level-analysis/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=31041 Space in Africa, the leading analytics and consulting company focusing on the African space and satellite industry, has released a country-level analysis of the global space budgets. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/02/turkey-to-invest-in-spaceport-in-somalia-report-says/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=30597&preview=true&preview_id=30597 Turkey to invest in spaceport in Somalia, report says]]> 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/2019/11/sudans-first-satellite-srss-1-launched-by-china/ Wed, 06 Nov 2019 06:00:53 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16840 Sudan's first satellite, the Sudan Remote Sensing Satellite (SRSS)-1, was successfully launched in the morning on 3 November 2019 by a Chinese Long March 4B satellite launch vehicle from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in China’s northern Shanxi Province, according to reporting in Space in Africa.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/ethiopia-to-begin-work-on-satellite-mait-facility-with-european-funding/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 05:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16571