Musk’s Starlink Breaks Through Bureaucracy and Corruption in Africa

Elon Musk’s cheaper, faster Starlink satellite internet service is growing in popularity in Africa, but some governments are still resisting it.

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JOHANNESBURG—Elon Musk’s revolutionary satellite internet service, Starlink, is spreading across Africa, flying in the face of repressive and corrupt regimes that are trying to block it.

In some cases, African companies are “illegally” importing and selling the equipment to allow users to bypass expensive and often state-controlled internet service providers (ISPs), and to use the cheaper and faster connectivity provided by the world’s richest man.