The ALC 2019 was held between 2nd and 4th December 2019. It was held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its theme was “Prospects and Challenges of African Space Development”. Discussions cut across earth observation data and its application to governance and space law and policy. Other...
Two members of the Africa Space Workshops (ASW) participated in the AGDIC 2019, which took place in Accra, Ghana 22-24 October, 2019....
Young space students, enthusiasts and experts converged together on April 12, 2019 for Yuri’s Night party. April 12 is celebrated as Yuri’s Night, marking the day Yuri Gagarin became the first human to launch into space. The event took place at the Kibera Aeronautics and Space Academy (KASA) home ground at the Tunapanda Institute....
Two members of the Africa Space Workshops (ASW) took part at the Kenya Youth Biodiversity Summit that took place in Kapsabet, Nandi County of Kenya. Arnold Bundotich was a panellist and explained how Earth Observation (EO) is applied in biodiversity monitoring while Ms. Maryanne Muriuki took part in discussion on Consolidating Youth Action...
ASW team member, Maryanne Muriuki, organised an event to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The event took place at Mt. Kinangop Girls Secondary School in Njabini, Nyandarua County of Kenya. This marked the first time such an event has been held in the Nyandarua region....
After successfully hosting the inaugural ASW workshops in Egypt in October, three team members were awarded full scholarships by the African Union to attend the 1st GMES and Africa Forum. The event took place in Libreville, Gabon between November 19-23, 2018....
The inaugural first African Space Workshops finally took place in Alexandria, Egypt in November 2018. After several months of planning, the events were hosted alongside the 12th African Association of Remote Sensing for the Environment (AARSE) Conference at the Arab Academy of Sciences....