{"id":48282,"date":"2024-05-09T18:47:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=48282"},"modified":"2024-05-09T17:44:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T17:44:43","slug":"botswana-president-meets-with-starlink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-president-meets-with-starlink","title":{"rendered":"Botswana president meets with Starlink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi met with executives from SpaceX\u2019s Starlink unit, who expressed an interest in obtaining a licence to operate in the Southern African nation, according to the presidency.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Masisi held a meeting with the Elon Musk-owned company\u2019s director of global licensing and activation while in the US for a business summit, his office said in a statement issued in the capital, Gaborone, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The regulator didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment. SpaceX didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment sent by e-mail.<\/p>\n<p>Starlink has been under pressure to cease operations in several countries where it isn\u2019t licensed after a March investigation by Bloomberg News revealed the extent to which the satellite network is being used outside of its authorised jurisdictions. \u2014 Mbongeni Mguni, with Loni Prinsloo, (c) 2024 Bloomberg LP<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi met with executives from SpaceX\u2019s Starlink unit, who expressed an interest in obtaining a licence to operate in the Southern African nation, according to the presidency. 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