The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) assumes full operational management and long-term ownership of the Digital Earth Africa Program today, marking a significant milestone in the programme’s continental journey.

NAIROBI, KENYA: Digital Earth Africa announces a significant institutional transition as the

Ghana’s forests are shrinking; its rivers are drying up and farms face seasons that no longer follow the patterns that farmers have relied on for generations. The data to understand and respond to these changes exists, captured daily by satellites. Getting that data into the hands of the people who need it most is what brought 22 of Ghana’s government agencies, research insti...

Digital Earth Africa has launched its Water Quality Monitoring Service (WQMS), a new continental-scale service delivering harmonised, satellite-derived water quality information for Africa’s lakes, dams and reservoirs.

The Water Quality Mo...

Across Africa, the use of Earth observation data is growing rapidly as governments, researchers, and development organisations increasingly rely on satellite-derived insights to inform environmental management and planning. Through a growing collaboration between Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa) and

Across Africa, lakes and wetlands quietly support the systems people rely on every day. They sustain ecosystems, support farming, regulate water flows, and provide livelihoods for nearby communities. Yet many of these water bodies are changing. Some are shrinking, others fluctuate more dramatically than before, and in many places the long-term trends are not always easy to se...