Senegal has stepped up efforts to achieve universal connectivity as gaps in mobile internet access persist despite sustained telecom investments. During his address to the nation on December 31, 2025, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced a program to deploy satellite antennas across the country in 2026. The President said the investment would help provide free internet access to nearly one million people.

The government expects the program to primarily benefit rural areas and underserved peripheral neighborhoods where telecom network coverage remains weak.

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