As the installation of the Starlink business gains momentum in Africa, more markets have expressed interest in the service including Uganda, which highlighted its promising negotiations with the Elon Musk led company.
- Uganda is in promising negotiations with Starlink for low-cost internet services
- President Yoweri Museveni had a productive meeting with Starlink representatives
- Starlink has not confirmed its intention to penetrate the East African market
The president of Uganda Yoweri Museveni recently relayed that held a “productive meeting” with representatives of Starlink.
“I appreciate their commitment to providing low-cost internet in hard-to-reach areas and establishing a presence in Uganda. They are welcome,” Museveni said on X.
- Ugandan internet users have long complained about the high costs and instability of local internet services, which some attribute to a lack of market competition, as reported by Reuters.
Currently Starlink’s intention to penetrate the East African market has not been confirmed. There are no reports indicating that Starlink has formally filed for a license to operate in Uganda.
Uganda intends to join the list of African countries which utilizes the fast speed satellite internet service.
Starlink in 2025 alone has increased its operations in Africa, with Guinea-Bissau becoming the latest African nation to authorize the satellite internet service since January.
Lesotho gave Starlink a 10-year operational license earlier this month, after a 50% duty on exports to the United States, the highest rate levied on any country under former President Donald Trump’s now-paused reciprocal tariffs policy.
Since its launch in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, in January 2023, Starlink has extended to at least 18 African countries.
