Leadership

Guided by a dedicated Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, AARSE demonstrates visionary leadership in driving forward its mission of advancing Earth Observation and Geo-information Technology for sustainable development in Africa and beyond. With their expertise and strategic direction, our leadership ensures the organization remains at the forefront of innovation and impact in the space science community.

Executive Committee

President of AARSE

Kamal Labassi

Head of Geosciences & Remote Sensing research unit and Professor at Chouaib Doukkali University, Morocco

Secretary-General of AARSE

Solomon G. Tesfamichael

Associate professor at the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

President of AARSE

Kamal Labassi

Head of Geosciences & Remote Sensing research unit and Professor at Chouaib Doukkali University, Morocco

Secretary-General of AARSE

Solomon G. Tesfamichael

Associate professor at the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

Treasurer of AARSE

Abel Ramoelo

Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies, and Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa

Communications officer of AARSE

Souleye Wade

CEO of the African Institute of Geomatics, Dakar, Senegal

Treasurer of AARSE

Abel Ramoelo

Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies, and Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa

Communications officer of AARSE

Souleye Wade

CEO of the African Institute of Geomatics, Dakar, Senegal

Regional councilor for Central Africa of AARSE

Dr Aboubakar Mambimba Ndjoungui

Director-General of the Gabonese Agency for Space Studies and Observations (AGEOS)

Regional councilor for West Africa of AARSE

Dr Jeanne Kouadio

Centre Universitaire de Recherche et d’Application en TĂ©lĂ©dĂ©tection (CURAT), Abidjan, CĂ´te d’Ivoire

Regional councilor for Central Africa of AARSE

Dr Aboubakar Mambimba Ndjoungui

Director-General of the Gabonese Agency for Space Studies and Observations (AGEOS)

Regional councilor for West Africa of AARSE

Dr Jeanne Kouadio

Centre Universitaire de Recherche et d’Application en TĂ©lĂ©dĂ©tection (CURAT), Abidjan, CĂ´te d’Ivoire

Regional councilor for North Africa of AARSE

Bouajila Essifi

Institut des Regions Arides (IRA), Institution for Agricultural Research and Higher Education (IRESA), Tunisia

Regional councilor for Southern Africa of AARSE

Dr Naledzani Audrey Mudau

South African National Space Agency (SANSA), Pretoria, South Africa

Regional councilor for North Africa of AARSE

Bouajila Essifi

Institut des Regions Arides (IRA), Institution for Agricultural Research and Higher Education (IRESA), Tunisia

Regional councilor for Southern Africa of AARSE

Dr Naledzani Audrey Mudau

South African National Space Agency (SANSA), Pretoria, South Africa

Regional councilor for East Africa of AARSE

Dr Jossam Potel

INES, Ruhengeri, Rwanda

Regional councilor for East Africa of AARSE

Dr Jossam Potel

INES, Ruhengeri, Rwanda

Board of Trustees

Board of Trustee of AARSE

Prof Harold Annegarn

Extraordinary Professor: North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;

Honorary Associate Professor: China Agricultural University, Beijing

Board of Trustee of AARSE

Dr Peter Zeil

Senior Consultant & Co-founder, Spatial Services Ltd, Austria

Board of Trustee of AARSE

Prof Harold Annegarn

Extraordinary Professor: North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;

Honorary Associate Professor: China Agricultural University, Beijing

Board of Trustee of AARSE

Dr Peter Zeil

Senior Consultant & Co-founder, Spatial Services Ltd, Austria

Board of Trustee of AARSE

Prof Tsehaie Woldai

Visiting Professor at School of Geosciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Visiting Professor at LIESMARS, Wuhan University, China

Board of Trustee of AARSE

Prof Jide Kufoniyi

Immediate past President
Professor of Geoinformatics, Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Board of Trustee of AARSE

Prof Tsehaie Woldai

Visiting Professor at School of Geosciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Visiting Professor at LIESMARS, Wuhan University, China

Board of Trustee of AARSE

Prof Jide Kufoniyi

Immediate past President
Professor of Geoinformatics, Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Board of Trustee of AARSE

Dr Sias Mostert

CEO of Space Commercial Services (SCS) Space

Board of Trustee of AARSE

Dr Sias Mostert

CEO of Space Commercial Services (SCS) Space

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