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African National Space Agencies

19 African countries have a national space agency, as of 2026-08-23.

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National space agencies

African national space agencies, country, and establishment year
Agency Country Established Website
Agence Spatiale Algérienne ↗ (ASAL) 🇩🇿 Algeria 2002 Visit ↗
Gabinete de Gestao Do Programa Espacial Nacional ↗ (GGPEN) 🇦🇴 Angola 2013 Visit ↗
Egyptian Space Agency ↗ (EgSA) 🇪🇬 Egypt 2018 Visit ↗
Space Science and Geospatial Institute ↗ (SSGI) 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 2022 Visit ↗
Agence Gabonaise d’Etudes et d’Observations Spatiales ↗ (AGEOS) 🇬🇦 Gabon 2010 Visit ↗
Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute ↗ (GSSTI) 🇬🇭 Ghana 2012 Visit ↗
Kenya Space Agency ↗ (KSA) 🇰🇪 Kenya 2017 Visit ↗
Libyan Centre for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences ↗ (LCRSSS) 🇱🇾 Libya 1989 Visit ↗
Malawi Space Agency ↗ 🇲🇼 Malawi — Visit ↗
Mauritius Research and Innovation Council ↗ (MRIC) 🇲🇺 Mauritius 2019 Visit ↗
Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale ↗ (CRTS) 🇲🇦 Morocco 1989 Visit ↗
National Space Research and Development Agency ↗ (NASRDA) 🇳🇬 Nigeria 1999 Visit ↗
Rwanda Space Agency ↗ (RSA) 🇷🇼 Rwanda 2020 Visit ↗
Agence Sénégalaise d’Études Spatiales ↗ (ASES) 🇸🇳 Senegal 2023 —
South African National Space Agency ↗ (SANSA) 🇿🇦 South Africa 1957 Visit ↗
Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agronomique ↗ (ISRA) 🇸🇩 Sudan 2013 Visit ↗
Centre National de la Cartographie et de la Télédétection ↗ (CNCT) 🇹🇳 Tunisia 1988 Visit ↗
National Remote Sensing Centre ↗ (NRSC) 🇿🇲 Zambia 1999 Visit ↗
Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency ↗ (ZINGSA) 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 2018 Visit ↗

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SpaceHubs Africa, “African national space agencies dataset”, https://spacehubs.africa/african-space-agencies, accessed 2026-08-23.

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