Zimbabwe to equip schools with 8,000 Starlink kits to bridge digital divide
26 January 2026
The Zimbabwean government has announced a plan to equip its primary and secondary schools with 8,000 Starlink internet kits, aiming to ensure nationwide connectivity, especially in remote and underserved areas.
The equipment was officially handed over on January 21 by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education. ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera stated that the initiative seeks to bridge the digital divide, providing students with affordable and reliable internet access to enhance digital learning and prepare them for participation in the global digital economy.
Find out more Senegal announces plan to launch second satellite, GAINDESAT-1B, in 2026
20 January 2026
Senegal is set to launch a second satellite, named GAINDESAT-1B, in 2026, according to an announcement made in Dakar by Professor Gayane Faye, the coordinator of the Senegal Satellite Project (SENSAT).
The announcement was made during the inaugural lecture marking the start of the 2025-2026 academic year at the Center for Advanced Studies in Defense and Security (CHEDS).
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Spacecoin secures Kenya license for decentralised satellite internet
16 January 2026
American satellite internet startup Spacecoin has received regulatory approval from Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) to deploy satellite broadband and IoT connectivity across the country.
This marks a significant step as it prepares to introduce a serious alternative to Starlink, which currently controls over 98% of Kenya’s satellite internet market with nearly all of the country’s approximately 19,762 satellite subscribers.
Find out more From ancient stars to satellite networks
16 January 2026
Jane Ielmini, Co-Founder/ Chief Operating Officer, Orbotic Systems Inc.
For centuries, sailors voyaged by the stars. Navigators across oceans and deserts relied on clear skies and celestial constellations, unobstructed, reliable, and constant, to guide their journeys. Today, our guiding lights are very different: tens of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) power everything from communications to GPS, remote sensing to disaster response. But unlike the uncluttered heavens of old, Earth’s orbital lanes are now crowded, dangerously so.
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