Active operator licenses
142+14% YoY
18 under active audit54 nations surveyed
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INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE HUBAU Space Commission telemetry · FY2026 reference
Government & Regulatory Agencies Intelligence
Statutory oversight, spectrum allocations, budget appropriations, and continental policy tracking
Fiscal year 2026 reference period
Continental explorer
Africa at a glance
Records the hub holds per country, across every dataset. Click any country to open its full profile.
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| Country | Data coverage |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 356 records |
| Nigeria | 185 records |
| Kenya | 156 records |
| Egypt | 138 records |
| Algeria | 90 records |
| Ethiopia | 62 records |
| Morocco | 60 records |
| Ghana | 58 records |
| Senegal | 55 records |
| Tunisia | 48 records |
| Angola | 45 records |
| Rwanda | 43 records |
| Namibia | 42 records |
| Zimbabwe | 42 records |
| Botswana | 35 records |
| Uganda | 35 records |
| Tanzania | 33 records |
| Gabon | 32 records |
| DR Congo | 30 records |
| Cameroon | 28 records |
| Mauritius | 28 records |
| Ivory Coast | 27 records |
| Zambia | 24 records |
| Sudan | 22 records |
| Mozambique | 20 records |
| Niger | 18 records |
| Libya | 17 records |
| Burkina Faso | 15 records |
| Madagascar | 15 records |
| Malawi | 15 records |
| Togo | 15 records |
| Benin | 14 records |
| Mali | 14 records |
| Djibouti | 13 records |
| Chad | 12 records |
| Liberia | 10 records |
| Sierra Leone | 10 records |
| Lesotho | 9 records |
| Somalia | 9 records |
| Guinea | 8 records |
| Mauritania | 7 records |
| South Sudan | 7 records |
| Swaziland | 7 records |
| Seychelles | 6 records |
| Burundi | 5 records |
| Central African Republic | 5 records |
| Equatorial Guinea | 5 records |
| Gambia | 5 records |
| Cape Verde | 3 records |
| Comoros | 3 records |
| Eritrea | 3 records |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 3 records |
| Guinea Bissau | 2 records |
Data coverage · 53 countries1,949
South Africa356 records18.3%
Nigeria185 records9.5%
Kenya156 records8.0%
Egypt138 records7.1%
Algeria90 records4.6%
Ethiopia62 records3.2%
Morocco60 records3.1%
Ghana58 records3.0%
Bids & tenders8 records · 2 open todayHub datasetLicensing & spectrum register9 records · FY2026ReferenceNational space budgets15 records · FY2026ReferencePolicy & regulator directory9 recordsReference
Spectrum fee intake
$184.5MFY2026
$24.8M reserve+18.2% vs prior year
ReferenceNational space budgets
$808.4MFY2026
15 national budgets tracked+38.1% vs 2025
ReferenceOpen bids & tenders
2Live
1 closing < 14 days$3.2M disclosed value
Hub datasetOperator Licensing & Spectrum ConcessionsLicensing register
Status of commercial constellation filings and landing rights
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| S/No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Nigeria | NCC / FMOCDE | Project Kuiper (Amazon) | Approved | |
| 02 | South Africa | ICASA / DCDT | Starlink (BEE alignment) | In Consultation | |
| 03 | Kenya | CAK / KSA | Telesat Lightspeed | Expedited Grant | |
| 04 | Egypt | NTRA / EGSA | Starlink Enterprise | Under Review | |
| 05 |  Rwanda | RURA / RSA | AST SpaceMobile | Sandbox Trial | |
| 06 |  Senegal | ARTP / ASES | Starlink landing right | Compliance Check |
Space budget records
National Space Budget Appropriations (FY2026)
Expenditure on statutory agencies, payload pipelines & research, sorted by allocation
Continental Space Aggregation
The 15 countries tracked represent $808.4M in combined national space allocations for FY2026.
Bids & tenders
Space Bids & Public Tenders
2 open now · deadlines computed from today's date
CLOSING SOON$3.2M
Telemetry & Tracking Subsystem
SANSA Space Operations · South Africa
S-band & X-band dual-feed antenna retrofit for lunar orbital missions.
Closes in 13 daysSubmit bid
OPEN TENDERValue TBC
Research Fellowship: Radio Astronomy Instrumentation
South African Radio Astronomy Observatory · South Africa
Research notice issued by South African Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Closes in 25 daysRFP dossier
CONTRACT AWARDED$8.2M
Ground Station Uplink Modernization
Ghana Space Science & Technology Institute · Ghana
Retrofitting the 32m Kuntunse dish for radio astronomy and deep-space tracking.
Awarded to SES Space & DefenseDebrief
CLOSED$14.5M
Earth Observation Data Acquisition
African Union Commission · Ethiopia
High-resolution hyperspectral imagery supply across 10 member states.
Closed Nov 6, 2026Archive
AU procurement protocol compliant6 closed or awarded notices archived
Regulator directory
Institutional Regulatory Directory
Key regulatory contacts, desks & statutory mandates
ICASA South AfricaSpectrum & telecom
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
space-regulatory@icasa.org.za · +27 12 568 3000NCC NigeriaSat-space services
Nigerian Communications Commission (Spectrum Admin)
satellite@techdesk.ncc.gov.ng · +234 9 461 7000RURA RwandaSandbox authority
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (Space Sandbox Lead)
innovation-space@rura.rw · +250 252 584 562CAK KenyaFrequency lead
Communications Authority of Kenya (Frequency Spectrum)
freq-spectrum@ca.go.ke · +254 20 424 2000EGSA EgyptSpace agency & security
Egyptian Space Agency · Host of the African Space Agency
international.relations@egsa.gov.eg54 regulators cataloguedOpen policy & regulation
FY2026 reference view · Tenders come from the hub's bids dataset with deadlines evaluated live; licensing, budget and policy tables are illustrative figures adapted from the supplied design and not independently verified.