US, Europe begin scramble for Africa’s satellite internet market

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Young and tech-savvy African consumers are driving demand for high-speed internet. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A new scramble for Africa’s satellite market between the US and Europe is underway, as France targets connecting 26 African countries with high-speed space-powered internet.

Thales Alenia Space, one of Europe’s largest telecommunications, navigation and surveillance satellite makers, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with a Moroccan private…



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