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Starlink Africa
Every story we have published on Starlink Africa.
South Africa3 min
Lead story
South Africa’s Starlink law fight escalates
South Africa’s Communications Minister Solly Malatsi announced plans to amend the Electronic Communications Act to embed Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes in telecoms licensing, after ICASA ruled it lacked…
3 min read25 May 2026
Kenya3 min
Kenya sells $1.6bn Safaricom stake to Vodacom
Kenya’s parliament approved a $1.6bn sale of a 15% Safaricom stake to South Africa’s Vodacom, raising Vodacom’s control to 55% and reducing…
11 Apr 2026
Africa2 min
Namibia rejects Starlink licence application
IN SHORT: Namibia’s communications regulator CRAN has formally rejected Starlink’s application for both a telecommunications service licence and a…
25 Mar 2026
Africa3 min
Starlink goes live in Central African Republic
Starlink has launched commercial satellite internet in the Central African Republic, one of Africa’s least connected nations, where 88 percent of…
17 Mar 2026