A general view of a Starlink satellite dish on the roof of a building in Niamey on January 22, 2025. With less than a third of its vast territory covered by the internet, Niger is banking on Starlink, the broadband provider of American billionaire Elon Musk, to bridge the digital divide at high speed. In November, the military regime in power in Niger granted Starlink a five-year broadband internet operating license. (Photo by BOUREIMA HAMA / AFP) (Photo by BOUREIMA HAMA/AFP via Getty Images)