{"id":38844,"date":"2024-04-28T18:43:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T18:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=38844"},"modified":"2024-04-28T18:43:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T18:43:34","slug":"starlinks-prospect-in-african-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2024\/04\/28\/starlinks-prospect-in-african-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Starlink\u2019s Prospect in African Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The National Communications Authority (NCA) has approved SpaceX&#8217;s Starlink to operate in Ghana, allowing the company to provide satellite broadband services to the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This development comes four months after the authority\u00a0declared\u00a0the Internet provider illegal, stating that any entity selling Starlink equipment or providing Starlink services in Ghana directly violated the Electronic Communications Act 2008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>According to a statement, the application was approved following the policy approval of Ghana&#8217;s Satellite Licencing Framework by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It also stated that the administrative processes for issuing the licence are underway and will be completed shortly.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development makes Ghana the eighth African country to approve the use of Starlink in their respective countries. Nigeria, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, and Rwanda round out the list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other African countries, including Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Senegal, Botswana, and Mali, have\u00a0declared\u00a0the satellite Internet company illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April, people in Zimbabwe were finding new ways to\u00a0use Starlink\u00a0despite the country&#8217;s ban. They reportedly disguise satellite Internet kits as everyday items, such as outdoor lighting or solar panels, to avoid prosecution by the country&#8217;s authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in Botswana, the Communications Regulatory Authority\u00a0announced\u00a0in February 2024 that the importation, use, and sale of Starlink kits or services is illegal in the country, and violators will face legal consequences. 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