Massive African Internet Outage and the Fragility of Undersea Cables

Massive African Internet Outage and the Fragility of Undersea Cables

Adobe Stock / ArtBox Eight countries in West Africa reported Internet outages after damage was reported to four different undersea fiber cables. The most affected countries are Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Benin, with additional problems caused in Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon. Lesser impact was felt in South Africa, Senegal, and Portugal. There has been no …

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