Telecom operators suffered multiple undersea cable failures, leading to major internet outages affecting countries in West and Central Africa on Thursday.
Affected countries include Nigeria, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin and the Republic of Niger, internet company Cloudflare said in a report. postal On X.
Although details of the cause of the cable failure are unclear, African submarine cable operator SEACOM confirmed Reuters Service was disrupted on its West Africa cable system, with customers relying on the cable being redirected to Google Equiano cable, which is also used by SEACOM.
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