Namibia has shut the door on Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture, Starlink, denying its bid to secure a local licence. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) turned down the application on the grounds that the company failed to meet the country’s local ownership requirements. Under Namibian law, at least 51% of any telecommunications provider must be held by citizens or locally owned entities. While Starlink’s network now spans roughly 25 African nations, it has hit similar regulatory roadblocks…

Ethiopia reinstates Addis Ababa Standard license ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's Federal Media Authority reinstated the publishing license of the Addis Ababa Standard, one of the online newspapers accused of working with "enemies" in order to "discredit" the sovereignty of the nation from the Horn of Africa. Last week, the Addis Ababa Standard disputed the allegations and pledged to "seek justice"…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethiopian authorities on Thursday withdrew Addis Ababa Standard's license, a move widely condemned as a strategy to gag independent media in the conflict-ridden Horn of Africa country. Ethiopia has been embroiled in a deadly internal war for eight months between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and its partners against the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray otherwise known as the Tigray Defense Forces . Earlier this week, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed indicated the possibility of suspending…