Tanzania plans to join regional peers with the launch of its own satellite in space to better monitor weather trends and environmental developments and improve communications and surveillance of its territory from outer space. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Thursday that discussions are ongoing to build and launch its space station but did not disclose who the talks are with. “We are well prepared. We have started discussions, and rest assured that Tanzania will have its own satellite in the near future,” she said. Kenya launched its first satellite in April, joining Rwanda and Uganda in the region, which sent their first working satellites to space in 2019 and 2022, respectively. So far, 13 African nations have at least one operational satellite in space.
