Starlink’s Libya Market Entry Remains on Hold as Negotiations Continue
Source: AI-generated image
Negotiations between Starlink and Libya's telecommunications regulator over the satellite internet provider's potential entry into the Libyan market remain open, with both sides yet to reach an agreement, according to sources within the General Authority for Communications and Informatics (GACI).
The talks, which began in 2024 under the purview of the GACI,…
Senegal’s Supreme Court Orders Suspension of Starlink’s Operating Licence
Source: Starlink
Senegal's Supreme Court has ordered the provisional suspension of the operating licence granted to Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet subsidiary, pending the examination of a legal challenge contesting the lawfulness of the authorisation. The decision, issued as an interim measure in the context of an application for judicial review on the grounds of excess of power,…
Roke Telkom and Paratus Uganda Launch Starlink for Business in Uganda
Source: Paratus Uganda
Roke Telkom and Paratus Uganda have officially launched Starlink for Business in Uganda, combining Starlink's low Earth orbit satellite connectivity with local deployment, customer support, and business expertise from the two telecommunications providers.
The launch builds on Paratus Uganda's position as the first provider in the country to offer Starlink services…
Starlink Is Now Live in Uganda
Source: Starlink
Starlink's Uganda story has been running for the better part of a year, and it just reached its real starting line. The official Starlink account has confirmed the service is now available in Uganda, with residential pricing and hardware live on the order page, a very different situation from where things stood in January 2026.
How Uganda got here
Uganda wasn't a smooth…
Starlink Closes In on Fibre as Zimbabwe’s VSAT Subscriptions Hit Record 86,488
Source: Starlink
Starlink has narrowed the gap to the fibre subscriber base in Zimbabwe, driving the country's VSAT subscriptions to a record 86,488 in Q1 2026, according to POTRAZ's Q1 2026 sector report. The figure sits just 17 subscriptions behind the country's 86,505 active fibre connections, marking one of the clearest signs yet of how rapidly Elon Musk's satellite internet service has…
MTN Uganda Partners With Starlink to Bring Satellite Connectivity to Remote Areas
Source: Ms Sylvia Mulinge's LinkedIn
MTN Uganda has partnered with Starlink to extend satellite-enabled connectivity to enterprise customers operating in remote, underserved, and hard-to-reach areas across the country, adding Starlink's low Earth orbit satellite capability to its enterprise solutions portfolio.
The partnership builds on MTN Group's broader collaboration with Starlink…
Starlink Is Live in Equatorial Guinea
Source: Starlink
Equatorial Guinea just became Starlink's 30th African country. On August 29, 2026, both the official Starlink account and Elon Musk confirmed on X that the satellite internet service is now available in the country, with an order page live at starlink.com. It's a milestone for a nation that has spent years near the bottom of Africa's connectivity rankings, and the fine…
Starlink Narrows the Gap to Under 13,000 as Nigeria’s ISP Market Fragments Further in Q2 2026
Starlink closed the second quarter of 2026 with 98,642 active subscribers in Nigeria, adding 6,651 subscribers since Q4 2025 and pulling within 12,742 subscribers of market leader Spectranet Ltd, which grew to 111,384. It's the fifth straight reporting period in which Starlink has narrowed the gap, and the closest the two operators have been since the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
Paratus Uganda Becomes First Provider to Launch Starlink Services in the Country
Source: Paratus Africa
Paratus Uganda has become the first provider in Uganda to launch Starlink's low Earth orbit satellite service, following the official signing of a memorandum of understanding and an operational licence agreement between the Uganda Communications Commission and Starlink on 15 May 2026.
The development positions Paratus Uganda at the forefront of next-generation…
Royal Air Maroc Set to Become First African Airline to Adopt Starlink Connectivity
Source: Royal Air Maroc
Royal Air Maroc is poised to become the first African commercial airline to use SpaceX's Starlink technology to provide in-flight connectivity to its passengers, following an agreement reached between the Moroccan national carrier and Starlink after several months of negotiations.
The deal is reported to have been concluded on 4 August by Royal Air Maroc's…