The African continent facilitates an increasing number of multi-messenger astronomy projects. Within a few years, a 15 m class telescope will be built in Namibia – the Africa Millimetre Telescope (AMT). The AMT will open up the continent to millimeter astronomy with a focus on transient science and as a significant extension to the Event Horizon Telescope millimeter very-long-baseline interferometry array.

The telescope will be the newest facility added to a growing number of observatories on the continent. The opportunity for closer collaboration between facilities is ready to be explored in more detail.

This session aims at bringing all related aspects of African-intercontinental, multi-messenger astronomy projects together. We will explore common research goals, possibilities for collaboration on instrumentation, as well as the broader strategic cooperation related to societal impact and funding.