Published on5 February 2026 · byLe bureau de l'AIA
Why Côte d’Ivoire needs its own observatory
Our most ambitious project: a national astronomical observatory, the first stone of a future Ivorian space agency.
West Africa has few astronomy facilities. Yet modest, well-located, well-run observatories produce useful data: asteroid follow-up, variable-star studies.
That is the point of our project: a permanent site with quality instruments, open to researchers, students and the public. A place where a high-schooler from Abidjan can make their first real scientific measurement.
From observatory to space agency
More than fifteen African countries already have a space agency or programme, with concrete benefits: satellite data for agriculture, engineering training. We advocate for Côte d’Ivoire to take its place in this momentum.
Institutions, patrons, scientific diaspora: this will be built together. Let’s talk.