H.E. Dr. Tidiane Ouattara, President of the Council of the African Space
Agency (AfSA) since 2024, is a distinguished expert in space policy and
sciences. He holds a PhD in Remote Sensing/GIS (Sherbrooke University,
Canada) and has held leadership roles at Canada’s Space Agency
(International Relations), Natural Resources Canada (Senior Science/Policy
Advisor), and Environment Canada (Geospatial Management). Formerly at the
African Union Commission, he coordinated the African Outer Space
Programme including GMES & Africa program. Bilingual professional with
tremendous experience in space R&D, policy and international relations, he
pioneered Africa’s space governance as AfSA’s inaugural Council President.
