Space Fostering African Societies

This book provides detailed insights into how space and its applications are, and can be, used to support the development of the full range and diversity of African societies, as encapsulated in the African Union's Agenda 2063. Like previous books in the "Southern Space Studies" series, it focuses on the role of space in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Africa, but it covers an even more extensive array of relevant and timely topics addressing all facets of African development. It demonstrates that, while great achievements have been made in recent years in terms of economic and social development, which has lifted many of Africa's people out of poverty, there is still much that needs to be done to fulfill the basic needs of Africa's citizens and afford them the dignity they deserve: to this end space is already being employed in diverse fields of human endeavor to serve Africa's goals for its future, but there is much room for further incorporation of space systems and data. Providing a comprehensive overview of the role space is playing in achieving Africa's developmental aspirations, the book is of great interest to both students and professionals in fields such as space studies, international relations, governance, social and rural development, and many others.

Provides a unique in-depth analysis, offering readers a more complete understanding of the subject, and serving as a stepping-stone to further activities in this regard in Africa Includes the most recent developments concerning the implementation of space activities to foster societies in Africa Presents lessons learned from multiple projects in Africa involving researchers from Africa and Europe

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Estimation Of the Impact Of Alien Trees In The Cape Town Water Crisis Using Satellite Data.- Olive Tree Classification and Inventory with Medium Resolution Multi-Spectral Satellite Imagery.- Capitalizing on Geospatial Technologies to Solve Urban Waste in Akure Nigeria.- Economic growth through investment into space science and technology: The African Colocation Programme.- Internet by Satellite for Connecting the African Continent: the case of partnership between Rwanda and the private company OneWeb.- How to set up a Space Nation on the Example of Ghana.- Education System And Space Activities For Malawi.- Building indigenous Space Capabilities as a Launchpad for Technological Advancement in Africa.- Digital Africa: An analysis of digital trends in Africa and their driving factors.- Health from Above: Space-Based Healthcare Services in Africa.- Addressing the Un-Addressed: Opportunities in Rural Africa.- MENASat Proposal for a Space-based Refugee Assistance Programme.- Satellites andtheir Potential Role in Supporting the African Union's Continental Early Warning System.- Study of fractures network in the basement of Socotra Island Yemen - by using remote sensing and GIS techniques.- Signal Coverage of Low-land Areas Using Geographic Information Systems, Case Study: Kassingar Area, Sudan.- A system of enquiry for the establishment of a developmental agenda for space in Africa that could ensure positive economic contributions for African societies.- African traditional concepts for property rights in outer space.- African woman competition.- Dry, the Beloved Country: Space and Water: The Cape Town Water Crisis.