Africa2Moon presented at AfAS 2026 in Botswana

In African astronomy there is now a step that moves us beyond Earth. Through Africa2Moon, we are preparing to place African-built radio astronomy instruments on the Moon. Not as participants, but as contributors. Not as observers, but as innovators. Africa2Moon represents a shift in mindset, from capacity building to capability exporting, and from learning from the world to contributing and even leading. Astronomy is not just about looking or listening to signals from the universe. It is about recognising the signal within Africa itself, the signal of collaboration and possibility