With a widespread telecoms blackout already in place, emergency help and humanitarian aid at risk if satellite service withdrawn, say NGOs
The satellite company recently said it will remove its services in Sudan by restricting roaming in jurisdictions where Starlink is not licensed.The satellite company recently said it will remove its services in Sudan by restricting roaming in jurisdictions where Starlink is not licensed.
Sudan has been grappling with a widespread telecommunications blackout for several months, with many aid groups using Starlink to operate during the humanitarian crisis which the, recently said that it will remove its services in Sudan by restricting roaming in jurisdictions where it was not licensed.
On one side are the Sudanese armed forces, who remain broadly loyal to Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the country’s de facto ruler. Against him are the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces , a collection of militias who follow the former warlord The statement added: “The potential shutdown of Starlink would have a disproportionate impact on civilians and the aid organisations who are trying to reach them.”
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