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Nigeria Becomes First African Country to Gain Access to Starlink

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US space company SpaceX owned by Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that its Starlink satellite internet provider had become available in Nigeria, which is the first African country to gain access to the company's services.

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The availability map of Starlink now also depicts Nigeria as a state where network services are available. Starlink is a next generation satellite network designed to provide broadband internet access across the world. SpaceX launched the project in February 2018.

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Nigeria Becomes First African Country to Gain Access to Starlink

08:14 GMT 31.01.2023 (Updated: 12:08 GMT 31.01.2023)

© AP Photo / John RaouxIn this time-exposure photograph, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the 25th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network lifts off from the Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., late Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

In this time-exposure photograph, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the 25th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network lifts off from the Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., late Wednesday, April 28, 2021. - Sputnik International, 1920, 31.01.2023

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US space company SpaceX owned by Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that its Starlink satellite internet provider had become available in Nigeria, which is the first African country to gain access to the company's services.

"Starlink is now available in Nigeria – the first African country to receive service!" the company tweeted.

The availability map of Starlink now also depicts Nigeria as a state where network services are available.

Starlink is a next generation satellite network designed to provide broadband internet access across the world. SpaceX launched the project in February 2018.