Connect with us

    Hi, what are you looking for?

    Tech

    Sub-sea cable cut disrupts internet connection in Africa for the second time in a year

    Undersea cable

    The was a significant disruption in Internet connectivity across several East African nations on Sunday, May 12, following faults in the East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy) and SEACOM cables, according to reports by Internet monitoring groups NetBlocks and Cloudflare.

    In a post on X, NetBlocks detailed the impact, indicating that Tanzania and the French Island of Mayotte were experiencing severe disruptions.

    “Network data show a disruption to Internet connectivity in and around multiple East African countries,” NetBlocks wrote.

    It was reported that Mozambique and Malawi were also affected, but to a medium extent.

    Cloudflare corroborated these findings, noting ongoing connectivity issues in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and Madagascar.

    This incident follows a series of outages in March that affected various West African countries and South Africa, disrupting digital communication and business operations.

    Those outages were traced back to damages on four sub-sea cables located off the west coast of Africa, namely the West Africa Cable System, MainOne, South Atlantic 3, and ACE sea cables, which are pivotal in facilitating telecommunications data across the continent.

    Chris Wood, CEO of the West Indian Ocean Cable Company, has previously highlighted the high costs associated with repairing such critical infrastructure.

    In March, he estimated the collective repair costs for the four affected cables could reach about $8 million. Wood explained that restoring a single subsea cable could require between $1 million and $2 million depending on the extent of damage.

    Spread the love
    Click to comment

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    ad

    You May Also Like

    News

    The United States has reversed its visa restrictions on Ghana after the West African country agreed to accept west Africans deported by the United...

    Tech

    Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said Nigeria’s collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is...

    E-Financial

    Shareholders of Unity Bank Plc have approved the proposed merger with Providus Bank Limited, marking a major milestone in the business combination of the...

    Oil and Gas

    The industrial dispute between the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria took a dramatic turn on...