Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, has officially entered Senegal, marking the company's 26th African deployment and a huge step forward in the continent's high-speed, low-latency connectivity.
SpaceX CEO and chief engineer Elon Musk announced the development on Wednesday, writing on X: "Starlink is now live in Senegal! I'm excited to see what entrepreneurs and innovators will build next. The digital age is for everyone."
Senegalese officials and civilians alike praised the development, emphasising satellite internet connectivity's revolutionary potential for closing long-standing digital gaps and creating new economic and job prospects.
Speaking on behalf of the government, Mamadou Talla, minister of digital economy and telecommunications, said: “Starlink’s launch in Senegal is a historic milestone. It strengthens our national strategy for digital inclusion and provides citizens with the tools to innovate, create businesses, and compete globally.”
Similarly, Abdoulaye Dione, director-general of the Senegalese Agency for Digital Development, remarked: “This deployment reduces digital deserts in remote regions, enabling equitable access to fast, reliable internet for education, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement.”
Starlink is already operational in multiple African countries, including Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo, Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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