Lesotho joins Starlink race with a 10-year licence

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.

The Somali regulator says Starlink’s entry in the East Africa country will enhance internet coverage and significantly improve digital inclusion nationwide.

Nigeria projects annual revenue would exceed $200 billion, increasing by 18 to 20 percent each year.

The firms said by merging their capabilities, they deliver global, continuous sensor data to industries that need it the most.

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.

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

Botswana successfully launched its first satellite, BOTSAT-1 at SpaceX facilities in California, the US.

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.

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.

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

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