The inauguration of the African Space Agency (AfSA) on January 25, 2023 heralded a decades long push for a continental agency to direct space affairs within Africa. In this edition, Kwaku Sumah asks, how can we build a path forward for the AfSA?
Read MoreThe inauguration of the African Space Agency (AfSA) on January 25, 2023 heralded a decades long push for a continental agency to direct space affairs within Africa. In this edition, Kwaku Sumah asks, how can we build an anti-fragile space industry?
Read MoreThe African Union Commission (AUC) and the Egyptian Government have, via a signed agreement, formally inaugurated and declared the African Space Agency (AfSA) open and operational. The signing happened on January 25, 2023, establishing the general framework regulating the relationship between the parties, which will serve as a platform for space research and innovation on the continent.
Read MoreThe ties between Europe and Africa are numerous. The close and complicated historical, cultural and geographical ties colour the backdrop of cooperation and collaboration. How has this partnership developed, and what are the bonds created in space? Part two takes a look at space science and funding.
Read MoreThe ties between Europe and Africa are numerous. The close and complicated historical, cultural and geographical ties colour the backdrop of cooperation and collaboration. How has this partnership developed, and what are the bonds created in space?
Read MoreThere is a need for space science education and awareness for school children at primary levels of study (ages 4-15) across the continent. This approach, though long-term, is essential and imperative in this 21st century where government agencies and private companies are considering permanent lunar missions. It may also be the only way to avoid Africa being left behind.
Read MoreWhen African governments devise initiatives to develop national or regional space sectors, stakeholders should keep these differences in mind to critically assess those initiatives. How can African countries structure their own space programs based on these approaches to develop their countries? How can African countries maximise the benefit of space technologies?
Read MoreGovernments in Africa will likely be influenced by the trend of governments around the world increasingly intervening to develop their national space sectors. They should, however, carefully consider their approaches to intervention before committing to them. One way to critically think about space sector development initiatives is to consider whether they are “enabling” or “steering” market activity. Stakeholders can better assess how to react to space sector development initiatives if they consider the extent to which the initiatives “enable” or “steer” market activity.
This is the second part of a three-part article on this subject.
Read MoreGovernments in Africa will likely be influenced by the trend of governments around the world increasingly intervening to develop their national space sectors. They should, however, carefully consider their approaches to intervention before committing to them. One way to critically think about space sector development initiatives is to consider whether they are “enabling” or “steering” market activity. Stakeholders can better assess how to react to space sector development initiatives if they consider the extent to which the initiatives “enable” or “steer” market activity.
This is the first part of a three-part article on this subject.
Read MoreAs often said, when men reached for the stars, lawyers reached out for their books. Space law in a nutshell is a set of rules regulating the legal relations between people and between states in outer space. How are African nations represented in these treaties?
Read MoreSome of the challenges that the African continent faces seems tailor-made for the application of space science and technology. Why should Africans care about space?
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