A concatenation of cable incisions, leading to equipment malfunctions on the primary undersea cables along the West African Coast, has detrimentally impacted data and fixed telecommunication services in several West African nations, including Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cote de Ivoire, among others.
The incisions took place somewhere in Cote de’Ivoire and Senegal, causing a consequent disruption in Portugal.
Major cable companies such as the West African Cable System (WACS) and African Coast to Europe (ACE) along the West Coast route from Europe have encountered technical faults, while SAT3 and MainOne have experienced operational downtime.
Similarly, undersea cables facilitating traffic from Europe to the East Coast of Africa, including Seacom, Europe India Gateway (EIG), and Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE1), are rumored to have been incised at some point around the Red Sea, resulting in service degradation along these routes.
Internet access and speed in Nigeria and other West African nations have suffered disruptions in the networks of service providers within the affected countries.
The operators of these cables have already initiated repair efforts, with services gradually being reinstated.
They have pledged to work tirelessly to ensure that services are reinstated to the affected countries within the shortest possible time frame.
It is imperative to disseminate this information to both corporate and individual consumers reliant on these services.
