ER Editor: A reminder of a similar event in the US from February 23, 2024. Notice the reason for Africa – ‘undersea cable failures’ in geographically different parts of the continent —
US Experiences Nationwide Cellular Outage
According to the BBC, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso are currently facing significant internet outages and blackouts. Of particular concern is the situation in Nigeria.
The Nigerian authorities recently launched the digital naira and… pic.twitter.com/KnOFzRrl1S
— Jack Straw (@JackStr42679640) March 15, 2024
🚨BREAKING: Africa Faces Weeks of Degraded State Status After Internet Outage
Three undersea cables have been damaged off the coast of Africa, causing widespread outages across the continent
“This is a devastating blow to internet connectivity along the west coast of Africa,… pic.twitter.com/EfIZlyP8Tz
— Adnan Belushi (@adnanbelushi) March 14, 2024
A new series of damage to undersea fiber optic cables has caused internet shutdowns in several African countries
The Liberia Telecommunications Authority said multiple internet outages in the country were caused by an incident involving the Africa to Europe (ACE) submarine… pic.twitter.com/g3JfWtmHap
— M e d i a s e t * S * (@MediasetS1) March 15, 2024
Oh look, Nigerian banks —
Banks in Nigeria have been affected by a damage to submarine cables which has caused internet outages in parts of Africa.
The submarine cable cuts which occurred on Thursday affected subsea cable providers and disrupted internet traffic in major parts of the continent#Gong_news pic.twitter.com/47MvDqwZNM
— gong-news (@gong_news) March 15, 2024
Four of the nine subsea internet cables that connect South Africa to the world are currently damaged, as incidents on two different sides of the continent resulted in widespread internet outages in South Africa on 14 March.https://t.co/7QPTZ7W5UK
— News24 Business (@News24_Business) March 15, 2024
First time to see the whole continent affected with this Internet outage since yesterday. I can only imagine the pressure that is at the source of the issue 🫣https://t.co/ogkbDhIvG6
— Paul Kato K (@iampaulkato) March 15, 2024
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South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Ivory Coast hit by major internet outages
GEORGE WRIGHT & MOSES KOLLIE GARZEAWU for BBC NEWS
Major internet disruption has been reported in various countries across Africa.
Outages have been reported in countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana and Burkina Faso.
The cause of the cable failures is not immediately clear.
Getty Images“There seems to be a pattern in the timing of the disruptions, impacting from the north to the south of Africa,” said Cloudflare Radar, which provides information on internet connections.
Internet connectivity in the Ivory Coast was down to around just 4% on Thursday morning, according to Netblocks, which tracks cybersecurity and internet connectivity.
Liberia at one point dropped to 17% while Benin was at 14% and Ghana 25%, Netblocks said.
In South Africa, Vodacom said that “customers are currently experiencing intermittent connectivity issues due to multiple undersea cable failures”.
A fault has also been reported on the MainOne cable system which serves Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos.
The Liberian government said internet disruption had been reported from Thursday morning.
Citizens are unable to access the basic internet as well as social media across the vast majority of the country. International bank transfers are also reported to be affected while there are limited international voice calls.
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