(Reuters) -SpaceX CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Elon Musk acknowledged on Sunday in an X article that the agency’s satellite tv for pc system Starlink is at the moment available in Congo.
Democratic Republic of Congo acknowledged on Friday that it had truly come to be the hottest African nation to approve a allow to Starlink, turning round an earlier restriction.
The Congolese federal authorities acknowledged in March 2024 that use Starlink was prohibited, with armed forces authorities advising that possibly made use of by insurgent groups consisting of Rwandan- backed M23, which has truly confiscated much more space than ever within the jap of the nation this yr.
War- torn Congo has diminished connection, with merely round 30% of the populace using the web since 2023, in response to the International Telecommunication Union.
The satellite tv for pc web firm is shortly rising its options in Africa and is keep in better than a tons nations.
(Reporting by Angela Christy in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Porter)
