SPACEHUBS AFRICA is a unique consultancy supporting policymakers, industry players, and start-ups in the African space industry.

VISION

To empower Africans to develop space-based solutions for the development of their communities.

MISSION

To build a community of African space enthusiasts and develop educated entrepreneurs to create new innovative solutions using space data and/or technologies.

to do so, we provide Educational, market, policy and start-up support services. We work with institutional and private organisations, whether start-up or SME. We support international companies in developing partnerships in the African market.

Meet the founder

Kwaku Sumah

Kwaku is the Founder and Managing Director of Spacehubs Africa, a unique space consultancy supporting policymakers, industry players, investors, and start-ups in the African space industry. He has been active in the space industry for more than half a decade, working as a consultant and KOL for European and African space institutions and companies, including the European Commission, European Space Agency, European Investment Bank, and African Union Commission. His academic background includes degrees in Physics and Astronomy (BSc Hon) from the University of British Columbia and Management (MSc) from the Technical University of Munich.

Meet the team

Nelly-helen Ebruka

Nelly is a lawyer and space advocate. She promotes space awareness in Africa through public speaking, storytelling and collaborating with public and private entities to organise capacity building projects for students and young professionals. Nelly is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and the International Institute of Space Law. Her academic research focus has been on the prevention of armed conflict in outer space. She is also the National Point of Contact of the Space Generation Advisory Council to Nigeria.

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