Space in Africa

Space in Africa, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria and founded in 2019, is the leading media, market intelligence, and consulting platform focused exclusively on the African space industry — tracking investment flows, satellite programs, policy developments, startup activity, and infrastructure investments across all 54 African nations as the continent's space sector undergoes a period of rapid expansion driven by satellite communications, Earth observation, and national space program development.

The organization's flagship publication is the African Space Industry Annual Report — a comprehensive research document covering government space budgets, operational and planned satellite programs, private sector investment, ground infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and human capital development across Africa. This report is cited by African space agencies, international satellite operators evaluating market entry, development finance institutions funding space infrastructure, and investors seeking exposure to African technology markets.

The African space industry has grown substantially since 2010, with African governments collectively spending over $600 million annually on space programs and approximately 50 satellites having been launched by or for African nations.

Space in Africa also hosts the NewSpace Africa Conference — an annual industry gathering convening African space agency officials, commercial operators, international satellite companies, venture investors, and technology entrepreneurs to discuss market opportunities, cross-border regulatory harmonization, and the role of space applications (remote sensing for agriculture, broadband connectivity for digital inclusion, weather forecasting for climate resilience) in African development goals.

The consulting arm advises international satellite companies, launch service providers, and investors on African market entry strategy, regulatory navigation across different national licensing frameworks, and partnership identification. Africa's diversity — 54 nations with 54 distinct space regulatory regimes ranging from sophisticated (South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya) to nascent — creates consulting demand for organizations attempting to develop pan-African satellite services. Space in Africa is the authoritative intelligence source on a market segment that global space industry analysts have historically underserved.