Undersea Cable Damage Causes Internet Outages Across Africa

Several countries in West and Central Africa are facing internet service outages as multiple operators of subsea cables reported failures.

The exact cause of these cable failures on Thursday has not been immediately determined.

Seacom, an African subsea cable operator, confirmed the disruption in its West African cable system, leading affected customers to be rerouted to the Google Equiano cable, which Seacom utilizes.

“The redirection occurs automatically when a route is impacted,” Seacom stated via email.

Internet disruptions due to cable damage have occurred sporadically in Africa in recent years, The Guardian reported.

READ MORE: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/14/much-of-west-and-central-africa-without-internet-after-undersea-cable-failures

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