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Africa and space technology; the 21st century vista

African Space Agency Host – AU Officials visit NASRDA

African Leadership Conference (ALC) on Space Science and Technology – Abuja, Nigeria

Africa wins the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot World Finals 2018

India and Algeria sign government cooperation agreement on space

Kenya Announces the inauguration of Kenya Space Agency Board

Egypt is launching a new reconnaissance satellite to help military with...

World’s largest air pollution hotspot is Mpumalanga, South Africa

The Unwavering focus to invest in Space Technology In Angola

Help Dulcelena to study Astronomy

DARA wins Better Satellite World Award

Ethiopia Set To Launch Its First Satellite Next Year

KiboCUBE Fourth Round of Applications are open

DR Congo’s planned launch of CongoSat-1 still a mirage

The Unwavering focus to invest in Space Technology In Angola

Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited to offer Navigational Services to Airlines, others

Countdown to NASA Space Apps Challenge across Africa

Kineis, a new key player in the New Space Race is…

South Africa’s Space Advisory Company sets sights for innovative satellite equipment

Application opens for United Nations/Japan sponsored Post-graduate study on Nano-Satellite Technologies

AU announces ALC 2018 Scholarship recipients

Why Kenya Slept Hungry Last Year

Application opens for postgraduate programs in Space Science and Technology –…

All about the ongoing African Leadership Conference on Space Science and…

Countdown to the 7th African Leadership Conference; all you need to…

Nigeria to collaborate with Canada on Space Technology as the Governor…

Astronomy Outreach Mission to Maralal

African Union Survey of Earth Observation and Geospatial & Allied Technologies…

Why African Governments need to budget more for Outer Space

South Africa and Nigeria supremacy battle on space investment

List of Space Agencies in Africa

Africa and space technology; the 21st century vista

African Space Agency Host – AU Officials visit NASRDA

African Leadership Conference (ALC) on Space Science and Technology – Abuja, Nigeria

Africa wins the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot World Finals 2018

India and Algeria sign government cooperation agreement on space

Kenya Announces the inauguration of Kenya Space Agency Board

Egypt is launching a new reconnaissance satellite to help military with...

Space Activities across Africa

African Leadership Conference 2018

GEOSON Conference 2018

20th International Conference on Collaborative Mapping and GIS

South African High School Student Satellite Launch

8th National Conference of the Astronomical Society of Nigeria

African Air Expo

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Since its inception by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) in 1992, the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition has grown to...

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A government cooperation agreement in space science, technology and applications was signed on 19 September 2018 between Algeria and India in Bangalore, India. This agreement...

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Kenya on Monday marked another major stride in space travel and exploration, a few months after launching its first nano-satellite into space. Kenya Defence Forces...

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A new reconnaissance satellite will help Egypt monitor its huge border areas, assisting the military in responding to security threats, especially from Libya and...

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African Leadership Conference 2018
All day
2018.11.05-2018.11.07
https://africanews.space/event/african-leadership-conference/
No additional detail for this event.

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GEOSON Conference 2018
All day
2018.11.11-2018.11.15
https://africanews.space/event/geoson-conference-2018/
The Geoinformation Society of Nigeria which is incorporated for the development, advancement and applications of Geoinformation in Nigeria is holding one of their biggest conference in Abuja from 11th-15th of November, 2018 with the theme; Geospatial technologies for national development.

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20th International Conference on Collaborative Mapping and GIS
All day
2018.11.15-2018.11.16
https://africanews.space/event/20th-international-conference-on-collaborative-mapping-and-gis/
The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations.

South African High School Student Satellite Launch
All day
2018.11.15
https://africanews.space/event/south-african-high-school-student-satellite-launch/
XinaBox (pronounced: X in a Box) is the tech being used by high school students to collect data in space!
Over one hundred schools have participated in this ground-breaking space journey to collect data, aptly called the ThinSat® Programme.
Launch takes place on the 15^th November 2018, with the Cygnus NG-10 mission from Wallops Island in Virginia, USA. Fifty-five student ThinSats will be deployed at an altitude of roughly 250km and will enter what is known as Extreme Low Earth Orbit (ELEO).

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8th National Conference of the Astronomical Society of Nigeria
All day
2018.11.21-2018.11.24
https://africanews.space/event/8th-national-conference-of-the-astronomical-society-of-nigeria/
The Astronomical Society of Nigeria (ASN) is an umbrella body of professional Nigerians who are actively involved in teaching and research in astronomy, space science and other related disciplines in universities, other tertiary institutions and research centres in Nigeria. A key objective of ASN is to encourage and promote effective astronomy and space science education and research in Nigeria through public mobilization and enlightenment. The society also seeks to explore possible collaborations with governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental agencies aimed at providing world-class research and education facilities in Nigeria.

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African Air Expo
All day
2018.11.27-2018.11.29
https://africanews.space/event/african-air-expo/
African Air Expo is aiming to attract a mix of General, Business and Commercial Aviation exhibitors who will come together on a static area of 50 000 sqm