Huge Internet Outage Across Large Swathes of Africa
South Africa, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, and Burkina Faso in Africa have been hit by a huge internet outage. In addition, major internet disruptions were ongoing in Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, and Niger.
Currently the outage is being blamed on undersea cable operator failure. Citizens are unable to access the basic internet as well as social media across the vast majority of the affected countries. International bank transfers are also reported to be affected while there are limited international voice calls.
"It seems like 50% of my life is gone today," said one affected subscriber in Liberia. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page
Currently the outage is being blamed on undersea cable operator failure. Citizens are unable to access the basic internet as well as social media across the vast majority of the affected countries. International bank transfers are also reported to be affected while there are limited international voice calls.
"It seems like 50% of my life is gone today," said one affected subscriber in Liberia. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page