JUST IN: Facebook’s internet plan for Africa suffers major setback

– Mark Zuckerberg is currently in Kenya after spending two days in Nigeria where he met with young entrepreneurs and made promises

– One of Zuckerberg’s promises to launch a satellite that would provide internet for the African continent has suffered a failure

The much talked-about plan by Facebook to launch a satellite to help provide internet for Africans has suffered a major setback as the initiative has failed.

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive officer of Facebook, made the announcement on his wall on Thursday, September 1, 2026.

He said: “As I’m here in Africa, I’m deeply disappointed to hear that SpaceX’s launch failure destroyed our satellite that would have provided connectivity to so many entrepreneurs and everyone else across the continent.”

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He however allayed fears of the impact of the loss by saying there was already an alternative initiative that would provide internet to the continent.

“Fortunately, we have developed other technologies like Aquila that will connect people as well.

“We remain committed to our mission of connecting everyone, and we will keep working until everyone has the opportunities this satellite would have provided,” he said.

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News sources including WPEC CBS12 News and Just News, confirmed the incident on their Twitter handles.

Mark Zuckerberg is currently in Kenya after a two-day visit to Lagos, Nigeria where he met with young Nigerians who are into information technology.

He also met with celebrities in the country and promised that Facebook would provide opportunities for more Nigerian languages.

#BREAKING Explosion rocks SpaceX launch site during test. (Pic courtesy @ErinHead_HIM ) https://t.co/Cy6fo7vVSd pic.twitter.com/y83JMYVZVH

— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) September 1, 2016

#Breaking| #SpaceX Falcon 9 explodes at launch site at Cape Canaveral, #Florida.
(pic via @Dehreeus ) pic.twitter.com/YzaeRkXuAG

— Just News (@aerdt) September 1, 2016

#Update|No initial reports of injuries due to #SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion,Cape Canaveral, #Florida (pic:@PointyEndUp) pic.twitter.com/0ExzyANv3O

— Just News (@aerdt) September 1, 2016

#Update| #NASA was conducting a routine test firing of the #Falcon9 rocket when the explosion happened. No reports of injuries

— Just News (@aerdt) September 1, 2016

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