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Subsea Cable Damage Disrupts Internet Services in West Africa

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Damage to at least three subsea cables off the west coast of Africa is disrupting internet services across the continent. The West Africa Cable System, MainOne and ACE sea cables were all affected on Thursday (14 March), triggering outages and connectivity issues for mobile operators and internet service providers. Several West African countries, including Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Benin, experienced major disruptions in connectivity. Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon were also impacted. Service disruptions have been reported in South Africa as well. Internet analysis firms predict that the degraded state of internet connectivity will persist for weeks.

Damage to at least three subsea cables off the west coast of Africa is disrupting internet services across the continent. The West Africa Cable System, MainOne and ACE sea cables were all affected on Thursday (14 March), triggering outages and connectivity issues for mobile operators and internet service providers. Several West African countries, including Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Benin, experienced major disruptions in connectivity. Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon were also impacted.

Service disruptions have been reported in South Africa as well. Internet analysis firms predict that the degraded state of internet connectivity will persist for weeks

 

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