NCC Reports Widespread Internet Outages in Africa Due to Cable Damage

The Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC says several African internet service providers faced outages due to submarine cable cuts. 

The NCC in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, on Thursday, said cable operators are actively engaged in efforts to restore connectivity.

Yesterday, telecommunications subscribers and bank customers across Nigeria were stranded for several hours following internet service disruptions. Telecommunications service providers sent messages to customers saying it was caused by damage to some undersea cables. The NCC identified affected operators including West African Cable System and African Coast to Europe, along with SAT3 and MainOne, which experienced downtime. 

It attributed the disruptions to incidents in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, resulting in subsequent disruptions in Portugal.