Elon Musk’s Starlink Partners With Jumia to Expand Services in Africa
- SpaceX’s satellite kits to be distributed in Nigeria, Kenya
- Terminals will help deliver broadband services in Africa
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Billionaire Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. will partner with e-commerce firm Jumia Technologies AG to expand its satellite broadband services in Africa.
Jumia, which counts Pernod Ricard SA and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as investors, will sell Starlink’s satellite terminals and other kits in some African nations, starting with Nigeria in coming weeks, Jumia Chief Commercial Officer Hisham El Gabry said in an interview. Jumia will benefit from the agreement by having the first sales and distribution deal of the kits on the continent.