Satellite

Lesotho joins Starlink race with a 10-year licence

The approval now allows the regulator to establish the conditions and regulations under which Starlink Lesotho will operate.
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14 Apr

Prime Benin varsity gets Starlink installation

This donation will substantially assist students of the Institut National de l'Eau in carrying out their studies and acquiring skills in the digital economy.
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Regulator grants Starlink license in Somalia

The Somali regulator says Starlink’s entry in the East Africa country will enhance internet coverage and significantly improve digital inclusion nationwide.
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Nigeria intends to earn $200bn through space operations

Nigeria projects annual revenue would exceed $200 billion, increasing by 18 to 20 percent each year.
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Visiosoft, French Kinéis turn to IoT to provide connectivity

The firms said by merging their capabilities, they deliver global, continuous sensor data to industries that need it the most.
1:50
Mar 14, 2025

Musk drives Africa Starlink plans amid attacks on empire

Musk introduced Starlink in Niger yesterday, following a rocky week in which his microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter) was hit by a massive cyberattack.
2:10
Mar 10, 2025

Elon Musk’s X platform under ‘massive cyber-attack’

Pretoria-born Musk announced the attack on X this evening, saying: “There was (still is) a massive cyber-attack against 𝕏."
1:40
Mar 7, 2025

Botswana enters space age with BOTSAT-1 satellite launch

Botswana successfully launched its first satellite, BOTSAT-1 at SpaceX facilities in California, the US.
2:10
Mar 5, 2025

Orange, Eutelsat form satellite partnership across MEA

Initially, deployment will encompass Jordan, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the goal of gradually spreading to all countries in the region.
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Nigeria unveils space technology initiative to empower youths

The initiative, which is dubbed "Building Grassroots Innovation in Satellite Technology," will kick off with a five-day Space-Tech Hackathon in Yola from February 24-28.
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Feb 11, 2025

Starlink drives African telcos out of town

According to GlobalData, African telcos are shifting their focus to underserved regions in response to Starlink competition.
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Feb 7, 2025

Eutelsat connects one million Africans to satellite internet

The company says it is committed to bridging the global digital divide and meeting its obligations under the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition agreement.