News – Africa Space Workshops

04 Jul 20

Insights: African Leadership Congress (ALC) on Space Science and Technology for Sustainable Development 2019

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…

04 Jul 20

The Africa Geospatial Data and Internet Conference (AGDIC 2019)

Two members of the Africa Space Workshops (ASW) participated in the AGDIC 2019, which took place in Accra, Ghana 22-24 October, 2019.

31 Jul 19

ASW Participates in the International Day of Human Spaceflight + Yuri’s Night at KASA

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…

25 Jul 19

ASW Participates at the Kenya Youth Biodiversity Summit

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…

25 Jul 19

ASW Organises an Event for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019

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.

ASW members awarded scholarships by the AUC

25 Jul 19

ASW Team Participates at the 1st GMES & Africa Forum in Gabon

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.

25 Jul 19

ASW Organizes its First African Workshops

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.