"Undersea Cable Breaks Cause Widespread Internet Outages in Africa"
TL;DR
Undersea cables in Africa, crucial for internet connectivity, were damaged, causing disruptions in some services. Google and Meta have invested in laying fiber optic cables in the continent, with their respective cables remaining unaffected. Services like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Google search, and YouTube remained normal in Nigeria and Ghana. Other companies, like Seacom, rerouted their traffic to alternative cables to mitigate the impact of the disruption. Repairing the damaged cables is expected to take weeks.
- Africa's damaged undersea cables disrupt internet for weeks Semafor
- Cut submarine cables cause web outages across Africa; 6 countries still affected Ars Technica
- [UPDATED] Cable cut: Call, data services restored – NCC Punch Newspapers
- Much of west and central Africa without internet after undersea cable failures The Guardian
- African internet outage was caused by subsea cable break, MainOne says Reuters
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