Canal+ — TF1 channels exit Africa
Africa · Canal+ markets
DStv / Novelas+ — English and Portuguese launch
Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya (confirmed markets)
DStv / M-Net — HBO first-run titles removed
South Africa
Vodacom — Safaricom majority stake completed
Kenya
Mozambique — 5G spectrum licences
Mozambique
Canal+ / Samsung — DStv Stream pre-install
18 African markets (8 confirmed on map)
Starlink — Namibia appeal dismissed
Namibia
ANGOSAT-2 — operational tests begin in Mozambique
Mozambique
Nigeria — FreeTV launch
Nigeria
DStv / MTN — World Cup streaming data
South Africa
DStv Stream / SABC+ — World Cup streaming load
South Africa
Starlink — Côte d’Ivoire authorisation
Côte d’Ivoire
SportyTV — DStv and GOtv channel launch
Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana
Canal+ — JSE trading begins
South Africa
Amazon Prime — South Africa launch
South Africa
Starlink — Uganda operating licence
Uganda
ICASA — draft satellite spectrum regulations
South Africa
DStv — 2026 World Cup access
All DStv markets across sub-Saharan Africa
Azam TV — 2026 World Cup rights (East/Southern Africa)
East & Southern Africa · 8 markets
Canal+ — JSE secondary listing approved
South Africa
New World TV — sub-Saharan World Cup signal hub
Sub-Saharan Africa · 43 partner territories
FIFA cites 43 sub-Saharan partner territories; per-country shading mirrors the platform's standard sub-Saharan footprint and is approximate.
Showmax — shutdown
Sub-Saharan Africa · 44 markets
Amazon LEO — Kenya licence application
East Africa · Kenya
Canal+/DStv — pricing simplification
Southern Africa · South Africa
Starlink — South Africa regulatory update
Southern Africa · South Africa
Starlink — Namibia licence rejected
Namibia
Canal+ / Netflix — Anglophone Africa bundle
Sub-Saharan Africa · English-speaking
Showmax — shutdown dates confirmed
44 sub-Saharan African markets
Same 44-market footprint as Showmax closure announcement.
Starlink — Central African Republic launch
Central Africa · CAR
Orange Tunisie — Orange Satellite
Tunisia
Showmax — closure announced
44 sub-Saharan African markets
Exact 44-market list not published in tracker. Countries shown are the standard DStv sub-Saharan footprint (approximate).
Jan 2023–Mar 2026 (ongoing)Milestone Starlink — Africa expansion
27 African countries
27 countries verified against official launch announcements and premium press through March 23, 2026. Starlink does not publish an official continental list.
SABC+: 2M registered users
South Africa
Ethio Telecom teleStream
Ethiopia
Starlink — Senegal launch
Senegal
DStv — 2026 price freeze
All DStv markets
Amazon LEO — Nigeria satellite permit
West Africa · Nigeria
Shahid → MBC Shahid
MENA — African markets
African MENA markets shown. Saudi Arabia and Gulf states are outside this map.
Paramount Africa — channels exit DStv
South Africa + Nigeria
Starlink — Uganda shutdown
Uganda
Canal+ × WBD deal
South Africa (MultiChoice HQ)
Trace Africa → Trace Ngoma
South Africa (DStv ch. 326)
Paramount Africa — shutdown
South Africa + Nigeria (offices)
Ooredoo Algeria × TOD
Algeria
Apple TV+ → Apple TV
South Africa only
Disney+ Star → Hulu
South Africa (only SSA with Disney+)
ESPN Africa on Disney+
South Africa only
Canal+ acquires MultiChoice
~44 sub-Saharan African markets (MultiChoice / DStv footprint)
MultiChoice is headquartered in South Africa but its DStv/GOtv subscriber footprint spans the same ~44 sub-Saharan markets as Showmax. Countries shown reflect that operational footprint.
MBC Group / PIF acquisition
MENA — African markets
Saudi Arabia and Gulf states are outside this map. African MENA markets shown.
ZAP Angola — price hike
Angola
Netflix — price increase (Nigeria)
Nigeria
Canal+ × Netflix — goes live
24 Francophone SSA countries
Same 24-country footprint as the June 6 bundle announcement.
TF1+
22 Francophone African countries
10 countries confirmed in tracker; remaining 12 inferred from Francophone Africa. Morocco excluded (listed as coming soon).
Canal+ × Netflix — bundle announced
24 Francophone SSA countries
Exact 24-country list not published in tracker. Shown countries are inferred from standard Francophone SSA geography.
Netflix — price increase (SA)
South Africa
DStv — 2025 annual price increase
All DStv markets across sub-Saharan Africa
OSN Streaming / WBD
MENA — African markets
African MENA markets shown. Saudi Arabia and Gulf states are outside this map.
StarSat / ODM — liquidated
South Africa (HQ)
Nigeria NCC — 50% telecom tariff hike
Nigeria
