Artistic rendition of Arabsat's BADR-4 satellite.

...coverage and launch in French on ARABSAT’s Badr-4 satellite. The satellite covers the Middle East, North Africa and portions of Western Europe and is positioned at 26 degrees East.

“We are very pleased with the new partnership with Africa 24 and deeply appreciate their confidence in ARABSAT satellites technical capabilities,” said Khalid bin Ahmed Balkhyour, president and CEO of ARABSAT, in a statement.

“With the exclusive launch of Africa 24, ARABSAT continues to offer the best African programming line-up in the Middle-East and North Africa,” said Constant Nemale, president and founder of Africa 24.