A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy ...

In 2022, more than 110 million people in Africa were directly affected by weather, climate and water-related hazards causing ...

Africa’s new space agency has an important role to play in coordinating satellite data and boosting connectivity.

Africa’s first continent-wide space agency, the African Space Agency (AfSA), which was inaugurated in April, is looking to secure funding as its first projects get under way. AfSA is an ...

There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but an unusual shift in the weather pattern has caused storms to move where they typically wouldn’t.

Tidiane Ouattara, president of the African Space Council, has sky-high ambitions, with plans to improve daily life on the continent. Tidiane Ouattara, ...

He's a Nigerian space scientist, as well as the founder and director of the company Space in Africa. Welcome to the program. TEMIDAYO ONIOSUN: Thank you for having me.

There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but after an unusual influx of rain, the color can be seen from space creeping into parts of one of the driest places in the world. Satellites ...

Africa’s space industry could be worth $22.6 billion by 2026, up from $19.5 billion in 2021, according to the consultancy Space in Africa.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Nigerian space scientist Temidayo Oniosun about how the new African Space Agency could help make the continent more resilient to climate change and extreme weather.

Africa’s space industry could be worth $22.6 billion by 2026, up from $19.5 billion in 2021, according to the consultancy Space in Africa.