Big Tech is racing to own Africa’s internet Rest of World By: Damilare Dosunmu 21 January 2026 at 05:07 American big tech companies want to become Africa’s next internet providers. Earlier this month, Amazon acquired an operating license to roll out its low-Earth orbit satellite broadband service, Amazon Leo... © Ernest Ankomah/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA technician installs a Starlink Inc satellite-internet communication system antenna on the roof of a home in Accra, Ghana.