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Ghana, other African countries hit by major internet disruptions
Ghana and a few other African countries have been faced with major internet shortages.
A number of telecommunication providers in the West African country have been hit by a slump in internet services after multiple undersea cable disruptions which occurred on March 14 affected data services in the country.
“There are outages on multiple submarine optic fibre cables that come into Ghana. Some of the cables are down while others are delivering limited capacity… As a result, customers and subscribers are currently experiencing service challenges,” said the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication in a statement as reported by Ghana Web.
Technology security company, Cloudflare also reported that Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Benin and Niger were hit by major internet outages.
“Internet connectivity in several African countries was disrupted on March 14, 2024, beginning at approximately 05:00 UTC. Cloudflare Radar data shows a pattern of disruptions from the north to the south of West Africa over time,” they wrote on social media.
According to Cloudflare, submarine cables carry over 90% of intercontinental data traffic and currently, there are 529 active submarine cables and 1,444 landings that are currently active or under construction, running to an estimated 1.3 million km around the globe.
