(Reuters) -SpaceX CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Elon Musk stated on Sunday in an X article that the firm’s satellite system Starlink is currently readily available in Congo.
Democratic Republic of Congo stated on Friday that it had actually come to be the most up to date African nation to approve a permit to Starlink, turning around an earlier restriction.
The Congolese federal government stated in March 2024 that use Starlink was prohibited, with armed forces authorities advising that maybe made use of by rebel teams consisting of Rwandan- backed M23, which has actually confiscated even more area than ever in the eastern of the nation this year.
War- torn Congo has reduced connection, with simply around 30% of the populace utilizing the net since 2023, according to the International Telecommunication Union.
The satellite net company is quickly increasing its solutions in Africa and is stay in greater than a lots nations.
(Reporting by Angela Christy in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Porter)
