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Cut submarine cables cause web outages across Africa; 6 countries still affected. Parts of Africa were already seeing web disruptions from damaged Red Sea cables.
Parts of Africa were already seeing web disruptions from damaged Red Sea cables.
All 13 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, The Gambia, and Togo) reportedly suffered nationwide outages, with most seeing multiple networks hit. Advertisement Numerous sources, including local network providers, like Vodacom, MTN, and the Nigerian Communications Commission, reported that damage to multiple undersea cables is to blame. A Thursday press release from Reuben Muoka, director of public affairs at NCC, said: "The cuts occurred somewhere in Cote de’Ivoire and Senegal, with an attendant disruption in Portugal."
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