Starlink live in Côte d’Ivoire and Seychelles
July 23rd 2026
SpaceX’s satellite Internet service Starlink has launched in the West African country of Côte d’Ivoire and the island nation of Seychelles in the western Indian Ocean.
SpaceX’s satellite Internet service, Starlink, has expanded to Côte d’Ivoire and Seychelles, increasing its footprint across Africa to 28 countries.
“Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency Internet is now available in Seychelles,” the company confirmed in a post on X. The country is now showing as “available” on Starlink’s connectivity map.
Seychelles Vice President Sebastien Pillay told local media that an official launch is set to take place, after which customers will be able to subscribe to Starlink’s services.
Pillay had previously said Starlink was expected to begin operating in Seychelles before the end of 2026.
Seychellois users will have to pay either 1,077 Seychellois rupees (US$77.38) per month for a residential package, or SCR769 ($55.25) per month for a “residential lite” package.
Customers will also have to pay SCR6,725 ($483.18) for a standard Starlink kit and SCR5,322 ($358.52) for a Starlink Mini Kit.
Starlink enters Côte d’Ivoire
Starlink is also live in Côte d’Ivoire, after receiving a 12-month provisional license a month ago.
Starlink’s entry comes as satellite connectivity is becoming increasingly important in Côte d’Ivoire’s broadband sector.
Unlike many African markets, where satellite Internet services are still in their early stages, Côte d’Ivoire already has operators providing comparable solutions.
In January 2026, Orange Côte d’Ivoire partnered with Eutelsat to launch a satellite broadband Internet service called Orange Sat, which is aimed at connecting the country’s underserved areas.
In April 2026, Eutelsat and MTN Côte d’Ivoire announced a multi-year agreement to deliver satellite connectivity services across Côte d’Ivoire using Eutelsat Konnect’s high-throughput capacity.
According to the Starlink website, Ivorian users will have to pay either 40,244 West African francs ($70.21) per month for a residential package or XOF28,746 ($50.15) per month for a residential lite package.
Customers will also have to pay XOF247,466 ($432) for a standard Starlink kit and XOF148,148 ($258) for a Starlink Mini Kit.
Following its launches in Côte d’Ivoire and Seychelles, Starlink is now present in 28 African countries. (Source: Timothy Sithole)
Starlink’s African expansion
Starlink’s arrival in Côte d’Ivoire and Seychelles is another step forward in the broader effort to bridge Africa’s digital divide.
Starlink has been making inroads in Africa since launching in Africa’s most populous country of Nigeria in January 2023.
In August 2025, the company launched services in Somalia, three months after the National Communications Authority (NCA) granted it an operating license.
The Internet service launched in Chad in July 2025, three months after it was given a license to operate in the landlocked country located in northern Central Africa.
A month before that, the company launched its services in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, two months after it was granted a ten-year license.
Starlink’s entry into Lesotho followed launches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Guinea-Bissau.
Starlink is fully up and running in Lesotho, Botswana, Ghana, DRC, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini, Madagascar, Nigeria, Niger, Liberia, Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Senegal, Chad, Cape Verde, Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, São Tomé and Príncipe.
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