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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Even though Elon Musk has shutdown the Twitter Africa office in Ghana, his Starlink internet service is coming to more African countries.<\/b><\/p>\n

Last year, Elon Musk announced that Starlink had received approval to launch in Nigeria and Mozambique. While its launch plan in Nigeria was silently delayed, users who pre-ordered began receiving their kit in December 2022.<\/p>\n

This week, the internet service provider also announced plans to set up in Kenya.<\/p>\n

Now, the service is coming to even more African countries. According to the service\u2019s availability map, 20 more countries, including Zambia, Senegal, Morocco, and Angola are scheduled for a 2023 launch.<\/p>\n

Sixteen countries\u2014Uganda, Tunisia, Ghana and Egypt inclusive\u2014are scheduled for a 2024 release while 18 more countries have unconfirmed launch windows.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the question about the affordability of Starlink for Africans remain unanswered.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Botswana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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