What Happened
Growing Space Budgets Signal Continent's Ambition
National space budgets across Africa have grown to $800 million, up from less than $300 million in 2018, according to Temidayo Oniosun, founder of Lagos-based consultancy Space in Africa. The African Union has established a new continental space agency in Cairo, and the number of countries with a space program has jumped from eight to over 20 since 2018. This growth in the space sector is seen as crucial for African nations to achieve independence and access to space capabilities, as emphasized by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame at the International Space Summit in Paris, as reported by Unknown Source.