Webinar on MTG weather from space: a game changer for Africa

Online event, 12 May 2026

Explore how cutting-edge Meteosat Third Generation data help monitor storms, protect communities and support vital sectors

The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites provide observations over the entire African continent on a continuous and frequent basis and will continue to do so for the next two decades. Products from the first MTG satellite, Meteosat Third Generation Imager 1, launched in 2022, started being disseminated to Africa via EUMETCast Africa in July 2025.

Last Updated

27 May 2026

Published on

16 April 2026

Data users in African countries are able to receive the data via the new PUMA-2025 ground reception stations deployed by the African Union Commission under the EU-funded ClimSA programme. For the last few months, many African weather services have been working with near-real-time MTG data in their operational environments.

EUMETSAT, in cooperation with the African Union Commission and ACMAD, was pleased to organise a webinar in which data users showcased the benefits of the new Meteosat Third Generation products in various applications and countries throughout Africa. The main objectives of the webinar were to highlight the benefits of MTG in various weather and climate sensitive socio-economic sectors in Africa; to present initial feedback from African stakeholders on the MTG products received through the recently deployed PUMA-2025 stations and to present updates on the MTG programme and MTG-Africa products portfolio.

Programme

The webinar started at 10:30 CEST (GMT+2) and lasted approximately 2 and a half hours. It is divided into two parts.

Part I: this part will focus on activities undertaken by the African Union, the European Union and EUMETSAT. It discussed the MTG products available in Africa, which were illustrated with a set of presentations by users in Africa, who showcased the specific benefits they derive from the data available.

Part II: in this part we will delve into the status of the PUMA-2025 station deployment and training. With additional African data users showcasing how they best access and use MTG data.

You can find the exact programme below with link to download them.

Time (CEST)	Item	Speaker
Introductory session
10:30	Welcome	Moderator (Bruno Atella)
10:35	Introductory remarks	EUMETSAT (Vincent Gabaglio) & AUC (Jolly Wasambo)
Part 1 – EUMETSAT moderator (Bruno Atella)
10:45	MTG satellite & Services and Products available for Africa	EUMETSAT (Sally Wannop)
11:00	MTG Presentation, overall usage, tbc.	ACMAD (Leon Guy Razafindrakoto)
11:10	MTG Presentation, transition from MSG to MTG	Direction de la Météorologie Nationale de Morocco (Yassine Belgani)
11:20	MTG Presentation, transition from PUMA 2015 to PUMA 2025 or cyclones, tbc.	Direction Générale de la Météorologie de Madagascar (Andriamirado Nomenjanahary Mamy)
11:30	MTG Presentation – Training	Sarah Kimani - RAIDEG chair
11:40	Q&A (10 min)
Part 2 – AUC moderator (Sarah Kimani)
11:50	MTG Presentation, use of Nowcasting	Zambia Meteorological Department (Enos Phiri)
12:05	PUMA-2025 Stations deployment and training	AUC (Atupele Uswege Mwakalinga)
12:20	MTG Presentation, potential use for Fire monitoring	Centre de Suivi Ecologique de Senegal (Hassan Ba)
12:30	MTG and Radar Synergy	Meteo Rwanda (Mathieu Mbati Mugunga)
12:40	How to access MTG – quick guide	EUMETSAT - USC (Erdem Erdi)
12:50	Q&A (10 min)
13:00	CLOSING	Moderator (Sarah Kimani)

This webinarwas open to everyone, particularly to participants from institutions interested in weather and climate services in Africa, in disaster risk reduction, as well as in the broader use of space technologies in the continent.

The webinar was delivered live using the Zoom platform and the video of it is available on YouTube for anyone to watch after the event.