African Space Agency is now operational
Africa achieved a historic breakthrough in its space ambitions on April 20, 2025, with the formal launch of the African Space Agency (AfSA) at its new permanent headquarters in Cairo’s Space City, Egypt. This milestone event concludes nearly ten years of careful planning and collaboration, which began in January 2016 when the African Union Assembly endorsed the African Space Policy and Strategy at its Twenty-Sixth Ordinary Session, creating the foundation for a continent-wide space initiative.
The official ceremony brought together a prestigious group of participants, including senior officials from the African Union Commission, delegates from African nations and space institutions, ambassadors from across Africa and beyond, members of the AfSA Council, and prominent representatives from the international space community. Their attendance emphasized both the pan-African significance and the global interest in this development.…
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