Africa is seeking a greater role in the global space economy following the official inauguration of the African Space Agency (AfSA) April 20. The ceremony marked the culmination of a decade-long effort to unify programs across 55 countries.

Headquartered in Egypt, the first African country to operate its own satellite in 1998, AfSA aims to coordinate and empower continental space activities through collaboration and shared resources.

As one of its initial actions, AfSA signed far-reaching cooperation agreements with ESA, the UAE Space Agency and Russia’s Roscosmos.

AfSA’s international agreements ESA Joint climate and natural resource monitoring, training for African space professionals and institutional support for AfSA. UAE Space Agency Collaboration on small satellite development and

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