Launch of the Space for Early Warnings in Africa

Cairo, Egypt, 21 April 2025

The Space for Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) project will contribute towards early warning systems related to hazardous weather or climate events

The Space for Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) project will contribute towards early warning systems related to hazardous weather or climate events.

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16 April 2025

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27 March 2025

SEWA is a component of the new “Africa-EU Space partnership programme”, which will be officially launched during the NewSpace Africa conference. A dedicated session on the “Africa-EU Space partnership programme entitled “A deep dive into a renewed partnership” will mark this launch.

On 21 April, the session will be divided in two parts:

16:20 – 16:35: Keynote speeches

Two keynote speeches will highlight how the Africa-EU Space partnership programme supports the objectives set in the Africa Space Strategy, the Global Gateway, the joint priorities of the AU-EU Space Dialogue, and the AU-EU Innovation agenda, building on a longstanding partnership on space-based technologies, in particular on Earth Observation and Satellite Navigation.

President, Council of the African Space Agency: Dr Tidiane Ouattara
EU Ambassador to the AUC: Javier Nino Perez

16:35 – 17:50: Panel discussion

The panel will bring together speakers from all organisations participating in the Africa-EU Space partnership programme (the AUC, AfSA, ASECNA, ESA, and EUMETSAT). Short talks and question sessions will aim to highlight the added value of each entity as well as their complementarities and synergies to foster a robust Africa-EU partnership building on the European Space Programme.