Historic Second for Africa because the African House Company was Formally Inaugurated on Sunday

The African House Company was formally inaugurated on Sunday, twentieth April 2025, through the NewSpace
Africa Convention, gathering dignitaries worldwide, together with ministers and ambassadors from numerous
international locations. On the occasion, Dr. Valanathan Munsami, former CEO of SANSA and Chair of the AU House
Working Group, highlighted Africa’s distinctive alternative to steer within the international house sector by unity,
innovation, and sustainable improvement, giving some historic context to the creation of the African
House Coverage and Technique.

Moreover, the ceremony featured goodwill messages from high representatives of worldwide house
establishments, together with Marco Ferrazzani, Director of Inner Companies, European House Company (ESA),
Karen Feldstein, Affiliate Administrator for Worldwide and Interagency Relations, Nationwide
Aeronautics and House Administration (NASA), H.E. Salem Butti Salem Al Qubaisi, Director Basic, UAE
House Company, Jean-Marc Astorg, Director of Technique, Centre Nationwide d’Etudes Spatiales – CNES, Mr.
KIKUCHI Koichi, the Deputy Director of Worldwide Relations and Analysis Division, JAXA (Japan),
Dr Driss El-Hadani, Deputy Director, UNOOSA, Mr. Luca Maria Salamone, Director Basic of the Italian
House Company, and others, reaffirming worldwide help for Africa’s house ambitions.

African nationwide heads of house businesses from Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Angola, and Egypt, representing
Central, East, West, North, and Southern Africa, delivered remarks showcasing regional commitments to
collaborative house improvement. A major spotlight of the occasion was the official unveiling of the
African House Company emblem and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between AfSA and the
European House Company, throughout which the ESA gave a goodwill reward of the ESA flag that had been to house
to the African House Company, marking the start of deeper institutional cooperation.

On the inaugural occasion, high-level addresses from H.E. Mr. Mário Augusto da Silva Oliveira, Minister of
Telecommunications, Data Know-how, and Social Communication, Angola, Dr. Badr Abdelatty,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Affairs, and H.E, Mr Moses Vilakati – Commissioner,
Agriculture, Rural Growth, Blue Financial system and Sustainable Setting (ARBE) Division, AUC,
bolstered the political will driving Africa’s house future. H.E. Dr. Tidiane Ouattara, President of the
Council of the African House Council, delivered the welcome tackle, whereas H.E. Ayman Ashour, Minister
of Greater Training and Scientific Analysis, Egypt, representing H.E. Prof. Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime
Minister of Egypt, delivered the keynote, emphasising the strategic significance of house to Africa’s
improvement trajectory and the symbolism of the Egypt internet hosting the African House Company.

The inauguration, hosted by Dr Temidayo Oniosun, Managing Director of House in Africa, concluded with
a symbolic ribbon-cutting ceremony, formally declaring the African House Company constructing operational.
The occasion cemented Africa’s dedication to house sovereignty and continental integration and
positioned AfSA as a central establishment in Africa’s science, know-how, and innovation future.

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