01 June 2023
This announcement from Tanzania comes as the governments of African countries are showing growing interest in space programs and increasing investment in the sector.
According to Space In Africa’s annual space industry review, the satellite sector in Africa is is expected to reach $22.64 billion in 2026 while it was valued at $19.49 billion in 2021. The same report indicates that African nations allocated a total of $534.9 million to space programs in 2022 compared to $523.2 million in 2021.