The fourth episode of Prague Space Security Talks – a dedicated miniseries within PSSI’s Security Frontiers podcast, produced in collaboration with Space Republic – features Petr Bohacek, Co-Founder of TRL Space, a Czech private company engaged in space and security initiatives in Africa and Eastern Europe.

Recorded at the 8th Prague Space Security Conference, PSSI’s high-level international forum on space security, this episode explores the strategic realities of building sustainable space partnerships in Africa.

Drawing on extensive field experience, Bohacek discusses how China has positioned itself as a dominant space and infrastructure partner across the continent, why Europe has struggled to compete, and what a more effective European approach could look like. The conversation addresses capability building, technology transfer, access to critical resources, and the role of space technologies in energy, environmental monitoring, and security.

🎧 Listen to the full episode here.