Until now, life has been simple and peaceful for the Bakubung tribe on the cool and gently rolling plains of this picturesque high veld region in western Transvaal province. Fertile soil, ample wat… ...

Maasai elders may seem an improbable choice to navigate a spaceship, but for digital artist Jacque Njeri, the semi-nomadic nature of the tribe makes members the perfect candidates for space ...

The African Space Agency was officially inaugurated in Cairo's Space City in April 2025. The event marked a milestone in a process that had been in the works since the early 2000s. Drawing inspiration ...

Africa’s space industry could be worth $22.6 billion by 2026, up from $19.5 billion in 2021, according to the consultancy Space in Africa. The AfSA could help supercharge that growth and improve ...

Oniosun said the African space economy in 2021 was valued at $19.49 billion and is forecast to grow by some 16% in the next four years. However, ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Nigerian space scientist Temidayo Oniosun about how the new African Space Agency could help make the continent more resilient to climate change and extreme weather.

Many do not associate Africa with the high-tech sphere of “space”. However, in recent years, many countries on the continent have woken up to the potential and usefulness of space technology.

JOHANNESBURG — Space, the final frontier, and one that African nations have largely left unexplored. But with the emergence of space agencies around the continent, some intrepid space-gazers are ...