Space Law and Policy in Africa Hardback | Starter Maritime Package

This book examines the legal, regulatory, and policy pathways for Africa’s growing engagement with outer space. It places African space law and policy within the regional vision of Agenda 2063, while comparing African approaches with international models to identify legal standards, investment strategies, and institutional frameworks that can be adopted progressively by African Member States.

The book highlights the increasing importance of space infrastructure for food security, climate resilience, education, healthcare, economic development, and continental connectivity. It introduces “Outer Space Pan-Africanism” as a framework for understanding and shaping the political economy of space law and policy in Africa, built around principles including Pan-African cooperation, technological self-reliance, equitable access to space benefits, and alignment with international space law.

Through case studies covering South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Algeria, Angola, and Egypt, the book explores how different national legal and policy approaches interact with broader regional development goals. It also draws comparative lessons from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Arab World, and ASEAN, examining approaches to financing, governance, technology transfer, and phased regional integration.

The book is a valuable resource for postgraduate students, researchers, academics, and professionals interested in space law, international economic law, development economics, political economy, international relations, and African regional integration.