Africa can now rely on the services of a satellite constellation tailored for the continent to provide reliable data over a wide range of essential human activities and for the protection of the ...

Alcatel Space, a world leader in space system solution announced today it has signed a US dollar 150 million contract with RascomStar-QAF, the pan-African satellite service operator, to build and ...

A critical mass of countries is signing on to a plan for India to invest US$1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the ...

Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), a British telecom-tower operator that specialises in coverage of rural areas in Africa, has signed a partnership with Starlink, the low earth orbit (LEO) satellite ...

The African Meteorological Satellite Application Facility (AMSAF) was officially launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday. This marks a significant milestone in Africa, strengthening its ...

As East Africa battles a growing Ebola outbreak, Elon Musk's Starlink is stepping into the response effort with the ...

The high cost of bandwidth in Africa is forcing many sub-Saharan businesses to make risky investments in old satellites, according to industry insiders. Most sub-Saharan businesses purchasing ...

Swedish software-defined satellite solutions group Remos Space Systems has secured €1 million ($1m) in seed funding led by Swedish investment firms Bling Capital and Partnerinvest Norr to fuel its ...

Cotton Made in Africa (CmiA) has launched a program in Tanzania to monitor cotton fields using satellite-supported remote sensing. It follows India, which launched a similar program in the spring.

PARIS & CASABLANCA, Morocco--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Orange Africa and Middle East (OMEA) and Eutelsat (Paris:ETL) (LSE:ETL) announce a strategic partnership to bridge the digital divide ...

Africa is a source of uncertainty in carbon cycle calculations. By some estimates, the continent's landscapes emit 2.1 billion tons more carbon dioxide than they take up each year—about equal to 1.5 ...