EO AFRICA R&D Facility

The EO AFRICA R&D Facility, the flagship of the ESA EO AFRICA initiative, aims at strengthening an African-European research partnerships and support the sustainable adoption of Earth Observation (EO) and space-related technologies across Africa. Its primary focus is to contribute to the continent’s digital transformation by addressing critical challenges and knowledge gaps, particularly in food and water security. To achieve this, the Facility promotes collaborative research and implements a comprehensive, user-driven capacity development program. Since its launch in 2021, it has supported the co-development of innovative technologies and algorithms, empowering African researchers with improved access to cloud-based EO data and tools to more effectively apply EO solutions in their work.