In a bid to train countries on securing orbital slots, a week-long workshop is on-going in Kenya.
Africa satellite stories
PanAccess currently broadcasts dozens of free-to-air channels from Spacecom’s Amos-17 satellite located at the 17°E orbital position over Africa.
The initiative is part of Morocco’s national plan to ensure the safety of its citizens during the cold snaps.
Mohamad El-Qousy, Chairman of the space agency, said that the satellite will address issues related to climate change and other climate variables on the...
The satellite was built in China and Ethiopian engineers also took part in its construction.
Space Engineering Research and Development Directorate (SERDD), a division under the ESSTI, has been designated with a leading role of managing the MAIT centre...
Three Rwandan engineers and a team from Tokyo University have joined hands to build a satellite that will be launched into orbit next month.
TECNA Suarl has been renamed ND SatCom Senegal and Charly Nakache has been appointed General Manager of the new entity.
Bringing connectivity to parts of Africa where the terrain is inhospitable and infrastructure is minimal can be a major deterrent for operators.
The country's major satellite service provider, Algérie Telecom Satellite, has selected the next-generation satellite broadband service to provide unconnected...
Plagued by poor connectivity and low bandwidth in a shaky political set-up, Sudan has never really managed to rise to its full potential. Local satellite...
In less than a year, 525 remote sites have been connected, to expand mobile coverage to other parts of the region.