Major internet outages affected several African countries this Thursday March 14 due to faulty submarine cables. Some countries are more affected, this is the case of Côte d’Ivoire where the disruptions are still very strong.
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According to Netblocks, the global Internet monitoring organization, Ivory Coast is the hardest hit by these cuts, even if the situation tends to improve.
The two largest operators, Orange and MTN, were the most affected, which explains the importance of the cuts across the country. The third operator, Moov, was the only one to function normally.
Other countries are also hard hit by these Internet cuts: Guinea, Benin and Ghana.
In Togo, the situation is better, as Emmanuel Elolo Agbenonwossi, president of the Togolese branch of Internet Society, points out: “ Togo was not more impacted than most countries. We observed more disruptions in countries like Gambia, Ivory Coast, Benin and Liberia, where their impact was very strong. And you should know that Togo is also connected on several cables and not necessarily the same cable as other countries. »
Breaks on multiple submarine cables
Regarding the origin of these disturbances, some operators speak of a power failure. submarine cables. “ We don’t really have a clear explanation yet as to what happened, but most of the operators of these cables have confirmed these disruptions without giving the real cause. », specifies Emmanuel Elolo Agbenonwossi.
The South African operator MTN has given initial explanations for these cuts. They would be linked to ruptures on multiple submarine cables, affecting connectivity services in several African countries. MTN also clarified that “ operations » are in progress in order to “ redirect traffic through alternative network routes “.
For the moment, no official reaction from the authorities of the countries most affected by these cuts has been made.
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