A review of African corridor mapping tools, from a 79-corridor database to East African transport observatories, argues the focus is moving to economic impact.
Source: Eurasia ReviewA SENSAT engineer was among 15 Africans selected for ESA Academy training on Earth observation satellite design, to support Senegal's NINKI-NANKA constellation.
Source: Tech Review Africa
At the Statistical Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, ECA's geospatial chief cited Ethiopia's satellites and UN-GGIM role and urged pooled regional systems.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency
A new five-member board will steer SANSA until January 2027 after the previous one was dissolved, as MPs press on EOSAT-1 delays and R296m underspending.
Source: SANSA
Kenya Space Agency met MinoSpace, Emposat and Beihang University in China to discuss satellite data access, ground systems and training; no deals were announced.
Source: Kenya Space AgencyRASCOM's Timothy Adi Ashong joined an ITU and CST panel in Riyadh on non-terrestrial networks and cooperation to close Africa's connectivity gap.
Source: Tech Review Africa
AWF outlines how GeoHubs, dashboards and a leadership fellowship help African decision-makers turn biodiversity commitments into land-use decisions.
Source: African Wildlife FoundationAngola's space office GGPEN and Portugal's GEOSAT agree to develop Earth observation services, pilot projects and training under the ANGEO-1 programme.
Source: GGPEN
CISON's Abuja workshop taught statisticians to use R and Python for spatial analysis and visualisation, aiming at sub-national, evidence-based planning.
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
Norway has invited Nigeria to join its Blue Justice programme, offering free satellite AIS vessel-tracking data and analysis to detect illegal fishing.
Source: BusinessDay