1st Edition

Space Law and Policy in Africa Outer Space Pan-Africanism

By William Kiema Copyright 2026
314 Pages
by Routledge

314 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores a normative and regulatory pathway for Africa’s venture into outer space. It situates African space law and policy within the continent’s regionalist vision and mission under Agenda 2063 while also engaging in a comparative analysis with global models to suggest new legal standards, investment approaches, and institutional measures that can be adopted incrementally by the... Read more

1. Introduction & African in Context

2. Introduction to Outer Space & History of Space in Africa

3. Concepts, Theories, And History of Space Law and Policy Development in Africa Before Agenda 2063

4. Space As a Flagship of African Union Agenda 2063

5. International Legal and Institutional Framework for Space Law and Policy in Africa

6. Space Regionalism and Norm-Making Under the Statute of the African Space Agency

7.  Space Law and Policy Among Select African Union Member States

8. Space Law and Policy of The European Union

9. Chapter Nine: Regional Space Collaboration in the Developing World

10. Outer Space Pan-Africanism

Biography

William Kiema is a leading scholar and practitioner in Air and Space Law in Africa. His scholarship explores the regulatory and political economy frameworks shaping Africa’s participation in global air and outer space governance. His work focuses on the intersection of law, policy, politics, and the continent’s aerospace ambitions within the African Union’s Agenda 2063. His scholarship bridges theory and practice, contributing to the development of normative and institutional mechanisms that support Africa’s integration and participation in global air and outer space governance.