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Starlink signs pact with Niger’s military Junta

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Starlink internet service will be coming to Niger. SpaceX recently signed a pact with Niger’s ruling military, Junta, to bring better internet connection to the country. According to Raliou, Starlink has the potential to significantly improve the quality of internet services in Niger.

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Both are easy to define—a population’s share connected to the national grid or to a local source of electricity, and the ability to read and write—but such definitions do not make it possible to get a truly informed verdict. We measure access to electricity no better than we do the rate of literacy. What does 50 kWh/year deliver?