Museveni meets Starlink executives

Museveni meets Elon Musk’s Starlink to discuss entry to Uganda

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Tuesday that he had a “productive meeting” with the representatives of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink, which is looking to establish a presence in the East African country. A unit of SpaceX, the satellite internet company is rapidly expanding its services on the African continent and is already live in […]

Uganda Eyes Satellite Internet Expansion with Starlink Partnership - Now Then Digital

President Yoweri Museveni has given the green light to Starlink, the satellite internet provider run by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to start operations in Uganda. He believes the service could play a key role in bringing affordable internet to remote parts of the country that have long been left out of the digital revolution. Museveni shared this after meeting Starlink officials Ben MacWilliams and Brandi Oliver at State Lodge Nakasero. They were joined…

Museveni meets Starlink executives

President Yoweri Museveni held a productive meeting with Starlink representatives, Ben MacWilliams, Director of Starlink Market Access, and Brandi Oliver, Manager of Global Licensing and Market Activation. The meeting, which took place at State House in Nakasero, was facilitated by Uganda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Adonia Ayebare, and the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, Ambassador William Popp. In his statement on X,…