The African continent can often be an afterthought in high-tech, capital-intensive industries such as space and satellite communications, but any way you slice it, the coming decades are going to see strong growth from this region. With a large and growing percentage of the world’s young people, dozens of fast-growing economies, and newly-established space agencies popping up every few months, Africa is a booming frontier market for the global space industry.
Strategic autonomy’ has long been an ambition of the European Union (EU). It refers to the capacity of the EU to act without being dependent on other countries in strategically important policy areas, such as defence. European Council President Charles Michel called it 'our new common project for this century' as well as 'the aim for our generation'. Now, amid global uncertainty, strategic autonomy has become a necessity.
Obstacles to Autonomy
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Francesco Cataldo 
The late American comedian Robin Williams joked that politicians need to be changed like diapers: frequently and for the same reason. You cannot trust a human being who holds and builds-up that much power or authority for too long. Stuff that isn’t savory will inevitably accumulate. 
CTV market to hit 4.2 billion devices by 2030, but OS fragmentation persists amid Android gainsMore...
Rethink Technology Research, has published its latest report, "Smart TV & Connected TV Device Operating Systems Forecast 2025-2030". The global installed base of Smart TVs and Connected TV (CTV) devices will reach 4.2 billion units by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 9.6% from 2.65 billion in 2025, according to the latest report from Rethink TV. 
Here they are: WWWWWM – the five Ws and the One H – it stands for those familiar questions: who, what, where, when, why and how. You can ask Google or ChatGPT to define these and you’ll get some pretty good generic answers. These are the standard questions that according to journalistic practice should be answered by any article, preferably the lead paragraph. For our industry, these simple questions are not simple to answer, whether as a business or as a strategy: 
Rivada Space Networks has expanded its EMEA Team with the appointment of Mustafa Afifi as Sales Director for the Middle East region. Mr. Afifi will focus on sectors including Telcos, Regional Satellite Operators and Satellite Resellers/Integrators, providing the most demanding enterprise and government customers with Rivada’s highly secure, high-bandwidth, global connectivity network.
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Paris, France, May 1, 2025 – eCLUTCH, the game-changing esports content platform, is set to make a bold impression at CABSAT 2025—the region’s leading event for content, broadcast, and satellite industries—taking place May 13–15 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
Arianespace announced the appointment of Olivier Ricouart as Chief Technical Officer, starting May 1, 2025. He also joins the company’s Executive Committee.
Astroscale U.S. Inc.,has named retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Wesley ‘Wes’ Norris as its new Vice President of Business Development for National Security — to meet the increasing demand for space mobility, logistics, and servicing capabilities across U.S. defense and intelligence agencies.