# AfriGEO
*consortium . companies*

## Specifications
- **operator domains**: ["rcmrd.org"]
- **country**: International (Africa)
- **website**: https://www.rcmrd.org/en/projects/afrigeo
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-20
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"kind":"consortium","operator_domains":"[\"rcmrd.org\"]","country":"International (Africa)","website":"https://www.rcmrd.org/en/projects/afrigeo"}

## Editorial
AfriGEO is the Africa Group on Earth Observations, a regional GEO caucus established in 2014.[^s1][^s2] It is a consortium and coordination forum rather than a satellite operator. RCMRD hosts the secretariat in Nairobi, with secretariat operations beginning in May 2019 after appointment at the 3rd AfriGEO Symposium in Gabon.[^s1] The caucus covers 32 African GEO member states and 11 regional institutions, aligning regional EO capacity building with GEO and African Union Commission priorities.[^s1][^s2] For buyers and partners, AfriGEO is relevant as a convening layer for African Earth-observation programmes, capacity building, and symposium-led coordination, including the Nairobi 2024 and Senegal 2025 symposium cycle.[^s3]

## Sources
- [s1] | RCMRD -- AfriGEO secretariat official page | https://www.rcmrd.org/en/projects/afrigeo | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
- [s2] | GEO Secretariat -- Africa Group on Earth Observations | https://earthobservations.org/groups/americas-group-on-earth-observations | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
- [s3] | Space in Africa -- AfriGEO Symposium 2025 report | https://spaceinafrica.com/2025/10/12/afrigeo-symposium-2025-charting-the-path-for-africas-geospatial-capability/ | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20

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