DR Congo backs $400M satellite deal to tackle digital deficit

DR Congo backs $400M satellite deal to tackle digital deficit

The NewsDR Congo is betting on satellite internet to address one of the world’s worst connectivity deficits, with only one in three Congolese connected to mobile internet.Just three months after approving Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service to operate in the country, the government has turned to Monacosat, a Monaco-based satellite operator co-owned by the Turkmenistan government, to launch a dedicated satellite for broadband internet. Last mon…