BREAKING: Starlink is delivering faster download speeds than other terrestrial ISPs in 22 out of 23 markets in Africa, per Ookla. • Upload speeds doubled in Central & East Africa and nearly tripled in Southern Africa. • Now serving ~500,000 users across rapidly expanding markets. • Latency reduced by over 80% in Southern & Eastern Africa since 2024. • 5 to 6 times faster than local providers in Botswana and Guinea Bissau Starlink is helping connect schools, businesses, homes and remote communities that were ignored for decades. It is becoming Africa’s internet lifeline. Meanwhile, South Africa continues to block it because of its racist BEE laws, denying its own citizens access to fast reliable internet.